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270 Chapter 6: ActionScript Core Classes
Returns
An integer.
Description
Method; returns the day of the week (0 for Sunday, 1 for Monday, and so on) of the specified
Date object, according to universal time.
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
Date.getUTCFullYear()
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
my_date.getUTCFullYear() : Number
Parameters
None.
Returns
An integer.
Description
Method; returns the four-digit year of the specified Date object, according to universal time.
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