Specifications

258 ActionScript: Work with Objects and Classes
Modify your script
You’ll modify your script to compensate for the zero indexing.
1. Add +1 to the value when you create currentMonth, and test your
document to be sure the expected month number appears.
That line of script should read as follows:
var currentMonth:Number = myDate.getMonth()+1;
2.
Comment the trace statement:
// trace (currentMonth);
3.
Below the trace statement, set the autoSize property of your text box
to
true:
currentDate_txt.autoSize = true;
4.
Use the text property of your text box to display today’s date in the form
Today is mm/dd/yyyy.
Use the
currentMonth variable you already created, plus the
getDate() and getFullYear() methods of the Date object:
currentDate_txt.text="Today is "+currentMonth+"/"+
myDate.getDate() + "/"+myDate.getFullYear();
5.
Verify that your script appears as follows:
var myDate:Date=new Date();
var currentMonth:Number = myDate.getMonth()+1;
// trace (currentMonth);
currentDate_txt.autoSize = true;
currentDate_txt.text="Today is "+currentMonth+"/"+
myDate.getDate() + "/"+myDate.getFullYear();
6.
Save and test the document.
The current date should appear in the SWF file window.
NOTE
A finished sample file of the document you just created, named
handson1.fla, is located in your finished files folder. For the path, see “Set
up your workspace” on page 256.