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

getHours (Date.getHours method)

Returns the hour (an integer from 0 to 23) 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 uses the constructor to create a Date object based on the current time and uses the getHours() method to display hour values from that object:

var my_date:Date = new Date();
trace(my_date.getHours());

var my_date:Date = new Date();
var hourObj:Object = getHoursAmPm(my_date.getHours());
trace(hourObj.hours);
trace(hourObj.ampm);

function getHoursAmPm(hour24:Number):Object {
    var returnObj:Object = new Object();
    returnObj.ampm = (hour24<12) ? "AM" : "PM";
    var hour12:Number = hour24%12;
    if (hour12 == 0) {
    hour12 = 12;
    }
    returnObj.hours = hour12;
    return returnObj;
}

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