public getMinutes() : Number
Returns the minutes (an integer from 0 to 59) of the specified Date object, according to local time. Local time is determined by the operating system on which Flash Player is running.
Number - An integer.
The following example uses the constructor to create a Date object based on the current time, and uses the getMinutes() method to return the minutes value from that object:
var my_date:Date = new Date(); trace(my_date.getMinutes());