Javascript Data Type How to - Count down from a particular date using flipclock.js








Question

We would like to know how to count down from a particular date using flipclock.js.

Answer


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type='text/javascript'
  src='http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.9.1.js'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'
  src="http://flipclockjs.com/_themes/flipclockjs/js/flipclock/flipclock.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
  href="http://flipclockjs.com/_themes/flipclockjs/css/flipclock.css">
<script type='text/javascript'>
$(window).load(function(){<!--  w ww .j  a  va 2  s .  c  om-->
$(document).ready(function(){
    var date = new Date(2014, 7, 25, 0,0,0,0);
    var today = new Date();
    var dif = date.getTime() - today.getTime();
    var timeLeft = Math.abs(dif/1000)/60;
    var clock = $('.clock').FlipClock({
        autoStart: false,
        clockFace: 'DailyCounter',
        countdown: true
    });
    clock.setTime(timeLeft);
    clock.start();   
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
  <div class="clock"></div>
</body>
</html>

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