MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 LANGUAGE, Reference

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Parameters
year :Number
- An integer that represents the year specified as a full four-digit year, such as
2000.
month :Number
[optional] - An integer from 0 (January) to 11 (December). If you omit this
parameter, the month field of the specified Date object will not be modified.
date :Number
[optional] - An integer from 1 to 31. If you omit this parameter, the date field
of the specified Date object will not be modified.
Returns
Number
- An integer.
Example
The following example initially creates a new Date object with today's date, uses
Date.setUTCFullYear()
to change the year value to 2001, and changes the date to May 25,
1995:
var my_date:Date = new Date();
my_date.setUTCFullYear(2001);
trace(my_date.getUTCFullYear()); // output: 2001
my_date.setUTCFullYear(1995, 4, 25);
trace(my_date.getUTCFullYear()); // output: 1995
trace(my_date.getUTCMonth()); // output: 4
trace(my_date.getUTCDate()); // output: 25
See also
getUTCDay (Date.getUTCDay method)
,
getDay (Date.getDay method)
setUTCHours (Date.setUTCHours method)
public setUTCHours(hour:Number, [minute:Number], [second:Number],
[millisecond:Number]) : Number
Sets the hour for the specified Date object in universal time and returns the new time in
milliseconds.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5
Parameters
hour :Number
- A number; an integer from 0 (midnight) to 23 (11 p.m.).
minute :Number
[optional] - A number; an integer from 0 to 59. If you omit this parameter,
the minutes field of the specified Date object will not be modified.