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javascripttimercountdown

How do I make appear 2 digits in minutes and seconds and remove text that is beside the timer?


I'm trying to make a countdown timer with JavaScript but there are two things that I cannot change which are the two digits that supposed to show like this "01:00", but instead it appears like this "1:9", and a phrase that show besides the timer which is "This is only valid for the next ". I'm trying to remove it and I've failed.

<html>
  <head>
 <title>Countdown</title>
 <script type="text/javascript">
 // set minutes
var mins = 20;

// calculate the seconds (don't change this! unless time progresses at a           different speed for you...)
var secs = mins * 60;
function countdown() {
setTimeout('Decrement()',1000);
}
 function Decrement() {
if (document.getElementById) {
    minutes = document.getElementById("minutes");
    seconds = document.getElementById("seconds");
    // if less than a minute remaining
    if (seconds < 59) {
        seconds.value = secs;
    } else {
        minutes.value = getminutes();
        seconds.value = getseconds();
    }
    secs--;
    setTimeout('Decrement()',1000);
}
}
function getminutes() {
// minutes is seconds divided by 60, rounded down
mins = Math.floor(secs / 60);
return mins;
}
function getseconds() {
// take mins remaining (as seconds) away from total seconds remaining
return secs-Math.round(mins *60);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<div id="timer">
This is only valid for the next <input id="minutes" type="text"    style="width: 60px; border: none; background-color:none; font-size: 50px; font-weight: bold;"> : <input id="seconds" type="text" style="width: 60px; border:    none; background-color:none; font-size: 50px; font-weight: bold;"> 
</div>
<script>
   countdown();

Solution

  • try this

    function getminutes() {
        // minutes is seconds divided by 60, rounded down
        mins = Math.floor(secs / 60);
        return ("0" + mins).substr(-2);
    }
    function getseconds() {
        // take mins remaining (as seconds) away from total seconds remaining
        return ("0" + (secs-Math.round(mins *60))).substr(-2);
    }