getTimestamp()#

Returns the creation timestamp embedded in the ObjectId as a Date object.

Usage#

import { ObjectId } from 'funtool';

const id = new ObjectId();
const timestamp = id.getTimestamp(); // Date object

Signature#

getTimestamp(): Date

Return Value#

Returns a Date object representing when the ObjectId was created.

Notes#

• First 4 bytes of ObjectId contain timestamp
• Precision is seconds (not milliseconds)
• Useful for sorting by creation time
• Matches MongoDB timestamp extraction