JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by adeneo
HTML
<input type="button" id="ClikerButton" value="click" />
<br /><br/>
<div id="result"></div>
JavaScript
var flag, flag2;
$("#ClikerButton").mousedown(function(e){
flag = new Date().getTime();
}).mouseup(function(e){
flag2 = new Date().getTime();
var passed = flag2 -flag;
$("#result").html(passed+' millisecond passed while you where holding down the mousebutton')
console.log(passed); //time passed in milliseconds
});