javascript create timer to test duration of code code example

Example 1: javascript count time

var start = new Date().getTime();

for (i = 0; i < 50000; ++i) {
// do something
}

var end = new Date().getTime();
var time = end - start;
alert('Execution time: ' + time);

Example 2: javascript time execution

var t0 = performance.now();

doSomething();   // <---- The function you're measuring time for 

var t1 = performance.now();
console.log("Call to doSomething took " + (t1 - t0) + " milliseconds.");