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494 ActionScript classes
date:Number [optional] - A number from 1 to 31. If you omit this parameter, the date field
of the specified Date object will not be modified.
Returns
Number - An integer.
Example
The following example initially creates a new Date object, setting the date to May 15, 2004,
and uses
Date.setFullYear() to change the date to May 15, 2002:
var my_date:Date = new Date(2004,4,15);
trace(my_date.getFullYear()); //output: 2004
my_date.setFullYear(2002);
trace(my_date.getFullYear()); //output: 2002
See also
getUTCDay (Date.getUTCDay method), getDay (Date.getDay method)
setHours (Date.setHours method)
public setHours(hour:Number) : Number
Sets the hours for the specified Date object according to local time and returns the new time
in milliseconds. Local time is determined by the operating system on which Flash Player is
running.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5
Parameters
hour:Number - An integer from 0 (midnight) to 23 (11 p.m.).
Returns
Number - An integer.
Example
The following example initially creates a new Date object, setting the time and date to 8:00
a.m. on May 15, 2004, and uses
Date.setHours() to change the time to 4:00 p.m.:
var my_date:Date = new Date(2004,4,15,8);
trace(my_date.getHours()); // output: 8
my_date.setHours(16);
trace(my_date.getHours()); // output: 16