User Guide

Date 489

Example

The following example creates a new Date object and uses

Date.getUTCFullYear() and

Date.getFullYear(). The value returned by Date.getUTCFullYear() may differ from the

value returned by

Date.getFullYear() if today's date is December 31 or January 1,

depending on the relationship between your local time zone and universal time.

var today_date:Date = new Date();

trace(today_date.getFullYear()); // display based on local timezone

trace(today_date.getUTCFullYear()); // displays getYear() plus or minus 1

See also

getFullYear (Date.getFullYear method)

getUTCHours (Date.getUTCHours method)

public getUTCHours() : Number

Returns the hour (an integer from 0 to 23) of the specified Date object, according to universal

time.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5

Returns

Number - An integer.

Example

The following example creates a new Date object and uses

Date.getUTCHours() and

Date.getHours(). The value returned by Date.getUTCHours() may differ from the value

returned by

Date.getHours(), depending on the relationship between your local time zone

and universal time.

var today_date:Date = new Date();

trace(today_date.getHours()); // display based on local timezone

trace(today_date.getUTCHours()); // display equals getHours() plus or minus