function startTimer(duration, display) {
var start = Date.now(),
diff,
minutes,
seconds;
function timer() {
// get the number of seconds that have elapsed since
// startTimer() was called
diff = duration - (((Date.now() - start) / 1000) | 0);
// does the same job as parseInt truncates the float
minutes = (diff / 60) | 0;
seconds = (diff % 60) | 0;
minutes = minutes < 10 ? "0" + minutes : minutes;
seconds = seconds < 10 ? "0" + seconds : seconds;
display.textContent = minutes + ":" + seconds;
if (diff <= 0) {
// add one second so that the count down starts at the full duration
// example 05:00 not 04:59
start = Date.now() + 1000;
}
};
// we don't want to wait a full second before the timer starts
timer();
setInterval(timer, 1000);
}
window.onload = function () {
var fiveMinutes = 60 * 5,
display = document.querySelector('#time');
startTimer(fiveMinutes, display);
};
<body>
<div>Registration closes in <span id="time"></span> minutes!</div>
</body>
var time=5*60,r=document.getElementById('r'),tmp=time;
setInterval(function(){
var c=tmp--,m=(c/60)>>0,s=(c-m*60)+'';
r.textContent='Registration closes in '+m+':'+(s.length>1?'':'0')+s
tmp!=0||(tmp=time);
},1000);