ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition

Date Class

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Example

To place the current time and date in a text field with minimal fuss, we can use the Date()

function as follows:

someMovieClip.createTextField("output_txt", 1, 0, 0, 200, 20);

output_txt.text = Date();

// Sets the displayed text to a string formatted as follows:

// "Mon Aug 28 16:23:09 GMT-0400 2000"

Reader Exercise: Modify the preceding example using String.substring() to show the date

and time (including the hours and minutes), but eliminate the seconds and GMT offset

from the display. See the Example in the Date class entry for a much more flexible

approach.

See Also

The Date class, Date.UTC()

Date Class

current time and structured support for date information

Flash 5

Constructor

new Date()

new Date(milliseconds)

new Date(year, month, day, hours, minutes, seconds, ms)

Arguments

milliseconds The number of milliseconds between the new date and midnight of January

1, 1970 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time, akin to GMT—positive if after;

negative if before. Any required local time zone adjustment is made after the

date in UTC time is determined. For example, specifying a

milliseconds

argument of 1000 in Eastern Standard Time creates a date 1 second past

midnight on January 1, 1970 in UTC time, which translates to 7:00:01 P.M.

on December 31, 1969 ...