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ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference > ActionScript classes > Date > getDate (Date.getDate method)

getDate (Date.getDate method)

Returns the day of the month (an integer from 1 to 31) of the specified Date object according to local time. Local time is determined by the operating system on which Flash Player is running.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5

Returns

Number - An integer.

Example

The following example creates a new Date object and concatenates the returned values of Date.getMonth(), Date.getDate(), and Date.getFullYear():

var today_date:Date = new Date();
var date_str:String = (today_date.getDate()+"/"+(today_date.getMonth()+1)+"/"+today_date.getFullYear());
trace(date_str); // displays current date in United States date format

See also

getMonth (Date.getMonth method), getFullYear (Date.getFullYear method)

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