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

getUTCHours (Date.getUTCHours method)

Returns the hour (an integer from 0 to 23) of the specified Date object, according to universal time.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5

Returns

Number - An integer.

Example

The following example creates a new Date object and uses Date.getUTCHours() and Date.getHours(). The value returned by Date.getUTCHours() may differ from the value returned by Date.getHours(), depending on the relationship between your local time zone and universal time.

var today_date:Date = new Date();
trace(today_date.getHours()); // display based on local timezone
trace(today_date.getUTCHours()); // display equals getHours() plus or minus 12

See also

getHours (Date.getHours method)

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