Gettimezoneoffset (Date.gettimezoneoffset Method); Getutcdate (Date.getutcdate Method) - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 LANGUAGE Reference

getTimezoneOffset (Date.getTimezoneOffset
method)
public getTimezoneOffset() : Number
Returns the difference, in minutes, between the computer's local time and universal time.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5
Returns
- An integer.
Number
Example
The following example returns the difference between the local daylight saving time for San
Francisco and universal time. Daylight saving time is factored into the returned result only if
the date defined in the Date object occurs during daylight saving time. The output in this
example is 420 minutes and displays in the Output panel (7 hours * 60 minutes/hour = 420
minutes). This example is Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, GMT-0700). The result varies
depending on location and time of year.
var my_date:Date = new Date();
trace(my_date.getTimezoneOffset());

getUTCDate (Date.getUTCDate method)

public getUTCDate() : Number
Returns the day of the month (an integer from 1 to 31) in the specified Date object, according
to universal time.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5
Returns
- An integer.
Number
Example
The following example creates a new Date object and uses
. The value returned by
Date.getDate()
returned by
Date.getDate(),
and universal time.
var my_date:Date = new Date(2004,8,25);
trace(my_date.getUTCDate()); // output: 25
Date.getUTCDate()
depending on the relationship between your local time zone
Date.getUTCDate()
can differ from the value
and
Date 487