Date (Object)

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This Object allows you access to the various date properties and constants. By using or creating a new Date Object, you can retrieve the Local or Universal Time and/or create a unique Date Object.

Local Time
Local Time is often referred to in the methods used for the Date Object. Local Time is determined by the operating system running the Flash Player.

The various Date Object Methods are listed below:

Method	Description
new Date()	The Date Object
Date.getDate()	Retrieves the day of the month
Date.getDay()	Retrieves the day of the week
Date.getFullYear()	Retrieves the full four-digit year.
Date.getHours()	Retrieves the current hour.
Date.getMilliseconds()	Retrieves the current millisecond.
Date.getMinutes()	Retrieves the current minute.
Date.getMonth()	Retrieves the current month.
Date.getSeconds()	Retrieves the current second.
Date.getTime()	Retrieves the number of milliseconds that have passed since midnight January 1, 1970 (universal time)
Date.getTimezoneOffset()	Retrieves the difference between the local time of the system running the Flash player and Universal Time.
Date.getUTCDate()	Retrieves the day of the month according to Universal Time.
Date.getUTCDay()	Retrieves the day of the week according to Universal Time.
Date.getUTCFullYear()	Retrieves the full four-digit year according to Universal Time.
Date.getUTCHours()	Retrieves the hour according to Universal Time.
Date.getUTCMilliseconds()	Retrieves the millisecond according to Universal Time.
Date.getUTCMinutes()	Retrieves the minute according to Universal Time.
Date.getUTCMonth()	Retrieves the month according to Universal Time.
Date.getUTCSeconds()	Retrieves the second according to Universal Time.
Date.getYear()	Retrieves the current two-digit year. The year is the full (four-digit) year minus 1900
Date.setDate()	Sets the current date.
Date.setFullYear()	Sets the full four-digit year
Date.setHours()	Sets the hour.
Date.setMilliseconds()	Sets the millisecond.
Date.setMinutes()	Sets the minute.
Date.setMonth()	Sets the month.
Date.setSeconds()	Sets the second.
Date.setTime()	Sets the date for the Date Object specified since 12:00am on January 1, 1970
Date.setUTCDate()	Sets the date according to Universal Time.
Date.setUTCFullYear()	Sets the full four-digit year according to Universal Time.
Date.setUTCHours()	Sets the hour according to Universal Time.
Date.setUTCMilliseconds()	Sets the millisecond according to Universal Time.
Date.setUTCMinutes()	Sets the minute according to Universal Time.
Date.setUTCMonth()	Sets the month according to Universal Time.
Date.setUTCSeconds()	Sets the second according to Universal Time.
Date.setYear()	Sets the year. Two-Digit numbers are added to 1900 and used as the year; four-digit numbers are used as written.
Date.toString()	Converts the date object to a string in readable format.