public setMonth(month:Number, [date:Number]) : Number

Sets the month for the specified Date object in local time and returns the new time in milliseconds. Local time is determined by the operating system on which Flash Player is running.

Parameters

month:Number - An integer from 0 (January) to 11 (December).

date:Number [optional] - An integer from 1 to 31. If you omit this parameter, the date field of the specified Date object will not be modified.

Returns

Number - An integer.

Example

The following example initially creates a new Date object, setting the date to May 15, 2004, and uses Date.setMonth() to change the date to June 15, 2004:

var my_date:Date = new Date(2004,4,15);
trace(my_date.getMonth()); //output: 4
my_date.setMonth(5);
trace(my_date.getMonth()); //output: 5