Returns
A string.
Description
Method; returns a string value for the specified date object in a readable format.
Example
The following example returns the information in the
var dateOfBirth_date:Date = new Date(74, 7, 12, 18, 15);
trace (dateOfBirth_date);
trace (dateOfBirth_date.toString());
/*
The output from the trace statements will be in local time and will vary
accordingly. For Pacific Daylight Time the output will be seven hours
earlier than universal time:
Mon Aug 12 18:15:00 GMT-0700 1974
Mon Aug 12 18:15:00 GMT-0700 1974
*/
Date.UTC()
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
Date.UTC(year:Number, month:Number [, date:Number [, hour:Number [,
minute:Number [, second:Number [, millisecond:Number ]]]]]) : Number
Parameters
A four-digit integer that represents the year (for example, 2000).
year
An integer from 0 (January) to 11 (December).
month
An integer from 1 to 31. This parameter is optional.
date
An integer from 0 (midnight) to 23 (11 p.m.).
hour
An integer from 0 to 59. This parameter is optional.
minute
An integer from 0 to 59. This parameter is optional.
second
millisecond
Returns
An integer.
Description
Method; returns the number of milliseconds between midnight on January 1, 1970, universal
time, and the time specified in the parameters. This is a static method that is invoked through the
Date object constructor, not through a specific Date object. This method lets you create a Date
object that assumes universal time, whereas the Date constructor assumes local time.
An integer from 0 to 999. This parameter is optional.
Date object as a string:
dateOfBirth_date
Date.UTC()
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