Flash Lite 2.x and 3.0 ActionScript Language Reference

getUTCDay (Date.getUTCDay method)

public getUTCDay() : Number

Returns the day of the week (0 for Sunday, 1 for Monday, and so on) of the specified Date object, according to universal time.

Returns

Number - An integer.

Example

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

var today_date:Date = new Date();
trace(today_date.getDay()); // output will be based on local timezone
trace(today_date.getUTCDay()); // output will equal getDay() plus or minus one

See also

getDay (Date.getDay method)