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

getYear (Date.getYear method)

Returns the year of the specified Date object, according to local time. Local time is determined by the operating system on which Flash Player is running. The year is the full year minus 1900. For example, the year 2000 is represented as 100.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5

Returns

Number - An integer.

Example

The following example creates a Date object with the month and year set to May 2004. The Date.getYear() method returns 104, and Date.getFullYear() returns 2004:

var today_date:Date = new Date(2004,4);
trace(today_date.getYear()); // output: 104
trace(today_date.getFullYear()); // output: 2004

See also

getFullYear (Date.getFullYear method)

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