How do you get a timestamp in JavaScript?

Question

How can I get a timestamp in JavaScript?

Something similar to Unix timestamp, that is, a single number that represents the current time and date. Either as a number

Answer 1

jQuery provides its own method to get the timestamp:

var timestamp = $.now();

^{(besides it just implements (new Date).getTime() expression)}

REF: http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.now/