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Date.setMonth() 277
Date.setMinutes()
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
my_date.setMinutes(minute:Number) : Number
Parameters
minute
An integer from 0 to 59.
Returns
An integer.
Description
Method; sets the minutes for a 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.
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 then uses
Date.setMinutes() to change the time to 8:30 a.m.:
var my_date:Date = new Date(2004,4,15,8,0);
trace(my_date.getMinutes()); // output: 0
my_date.setMinutes(30);
trace(my_date.getMinutes()); // output: 30
Date.setMonth()
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
my_date.setMonth(month:Number [, date:Number ]) : Number
Parameters
month
An integer from 0 (January) to 11 (December).
date An integer from 1 to 31. This parameter is optional.
Returns
An integer.
Description
Method; sets the month for the specified Date object in local time and returns the new time
in milliseconds. Local time is determined by the operating system on which Flash Player
is running.