Convert CC timestamp

Convert a closed caption timestamp into a number

by hyperthalamus

JavaScript

timeString = "00:02:36.32";
timeArray = timeString.split(":");
time = 0;
function getNumber(paddedNumber){
    console.log("myPaddedNumber", paddedNumber);
    return (paddedNumber.charAt(0) == "0")
        ? Number(paddedNumber.charAt(1))
        : Number(paddedNumber);
}
time += getNumber(timeArray[0]) * 3600; //seconds in a day
time += getNumber(timeArray[1]) * 60; //seconds in an hour
time += getNumber(timeArray[2]); //seconds in a minute

console.log(time);