User Guide

Date 339
Returns
Number - An integer.
Example
The following example creates a new Date object and uses
Date.getUTCDate() and
Date.getDate(). The value returned by Date.getUTCDate() can differ from the value
returned by
Date.getDate(), depending on the relationship between your local time zone
and universal time.
var my_date:Date = new Date(2004,8,25);
trace(my_date.getUTCDate()); // output: 25
See also
getDate (Date.getDate method)
getUTCDay (Date.getUTCDay method)
public getUTCDay() : Number
Returns the day of the week (0 for Sunday, 1 for Monday, and so on) of the specified Date
object, according to universal time.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 2.0
Returns
Number - An integer.
Example
The following example creates a new Date object and uses
Date.getUTCDay() and
Date.getDay(). The value returned by Date.getUTCDay() can differ from the value
returned by
Date.getDay(), depending on the relationship between your local time zone
and universal time.
var today_date:Date = new Date();
trace(today_date.getDay()); // output will be based on local timezone
trace(today_date.getUTCDay()); // output will equal getDay() plus or minus
one
See also
getDay (Date.getDay method)