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Constructor Summery
#Date()
Use the current date and time to create an instance of the object date.
#Date(milliseconds)
Create instance of date.
#Date(year, month, day)
Create an instance of date with the specified values.
#Date(year, month, day, hours, minutes, seconds)
Create an instance of date with the specified values.
#Date(year, month, day, hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds)
Create an instance of date with the specified values.
#Date(dateString)
Use the date specified by the string to create the instance of the date object.

Method Summery
Date #UTC(year, month, [date], [hrs], [min], [sec], [ms])
Takes comma-delimited date parameters and returns the number of milliseconds between January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, universal time and the specified time.
Number #getDate()
Gets the day of month.
Number #getDay()
Gets the day of the week (sunday = 0).
Number #getFullYear()
Gets the full year of the date.
Number #getHours()
Gets the hours of the date.
Number #getMilliseconds()
Gets the milliseconds of the date.
Number #getMinutes()
Gets the minutes of the date.
Number #getMonth()
Gets the month of the date.
Number #getSeconds()
Gets the seconds of the date.
Number #getTime()
The value returned by the getTime method is the number of milliseconds since 1 January 1970 00:00:00.
Number #getTimezoneOffset()
Gets the number of minutes between GMT and this date.
Number #getUTCDate()
Gets the UTC date.
Number #getUTCDay()
Gets the day in UTC time.
Number #getUTCFullYear()
Gets the full year in UTC time.
Number #getUTCHours()
Gets the hours in UTC time.
Number #getUTCMilliseconds()
Gets the milliseconds in UTC time.
Number #getUTCMinutes()
Gets the minutes in UTC time.
Number #getUTCMonth()
Gets the month in UTC time.
Number #getUTCSeconds()
Gets the seconds in UTC time.
Date #now()
Returns the milliseconds elapsed since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC up until now.
Date #parse()
Takes a date string (such as "Dec 25, 1995") and returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC.
void #setDate(dayValue)
Sets the date.
void #setFullYear(yearValue, [monthValue], [dayValue])
Sets the full year of the date.
void #setHours(hoursValue, [minutesValue], [secondsValue], [msValue])
Sets the hours of the date.
void #setMilliseconds(millisecondsValue)
Sets the milliseconds of the date.
void #setMinutes(minutesValue, [secondsValue], [msValue])
Sets the minutes of the date.
void #setMonth(monthValue, [dayValue])
Sets the month of the date.
void #setSeconds(secondsValue, [msValue])
Sets the seconds of the date.
void #setTime(timeValue)
Sets the milliseconds of the date.
void #setUTCDate(dayValue)
Sets the UTC date.
void #setUTCFullYear(yearValue, [monthValue], [dayValue])
Sets the year in UTC time.
void #setUTCHours(hoursValue, [minutesValue], [secondsValue], [msValue])
Sets the hours in UTC time.
void #setUTCMilliseconds(millisecondsValue)
Sets the milliseconds in UTC time.
void #setUTCMinutes(minutesValue, [secondsValue], [msValue])
Sets the minutes in UTC time.
void #setUTCMonth(monthValue, [dayValue])
Sets the month in UTC time.
void #setUTCSeconds(secondsValue, [msValue])
Sets the seconds in UTC time.
void #setYear(yearValue)
Sets the year of the date.
String #toDateString()
Returns a string version of the date.
String #toLocaleDateString()
Returns a string version of the local time zone of the date.
String #toLocaleString()
Returns a string version of the local time zone of the date.
String #toLocaleTimeString()
Returns a string version of the local time zone of the date.
String #toTimeString()
Returns a string version of the date.
String #toUTCString()
Returns a string version of the UTC value of the date.
Number #valueOf()
Return integer milliseconds count

Constructor Details
Date
Date ()
Use the current date and time to create an instance of the object date.
Sample
var date = new Date();
Date
Date (milliseconds)
Create instance of date. The argument is the number of milliseconds since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC.
Parameters
{Number} milliseconds
Sample
var date = new Date(milliseconds);
Date
Date (year, month, day)
Create an instance of date with the specified values.
Parameters
{Number} year
{Number} month
{Number} day
Sample
var date = new Date(year, month, day);
Date
Date (year, month, day, hours, minutes, seconds)
Create an instance of date with the specified values.
Parameters
{Number} year
{Number} month
{Number} day
{Number} hours
{Number} minutes
{Number} seconds
Sample
var date = new Date(year, month, day, hours, minutes, seconds);
Date
Date (year, month, day, hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds)
Create an instance of date with the specified values.
Parameters
{Number} year
{Number} month
{Number} day
{Number} hours
{Number} minutes
{Number} seconds
{Number} milliseconds
Sample
var date = new Date(year, month, day, hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds)
Date
Date (dateString)
Use the date specified by the string to create the instance of the date object. String format is "month day, year hours:minutes:seconds".
Parameters
{String} dateString
Sample
var date = new Date(dateString);

Method Details
UTC

Date UTC (year, month, [date], [hrs], [min], [sec], [ms])

Takes comma-delimited date parameters and returns the number of milliseconds between January 1, 1970, 00:00:00, universal time and the specified time.
Parameters
{Number} year – A year after 1900.
{Number} month – A number between 0 and 11.
{Number} [date] – A number between 1 and 31.
{Number} [hrs] – A number between 0 and 23.
{Number} [min] – A number between 0 and 59.
{Number} [sec] – A number between 0 and 59.
{Number} [ms] – A number between 0 and 999.
Returns
Date
Sample
// The number of milliseconds in the first minute after 1970 January 1st.
application.output(Date.UTC(1970, 00, 01, 00, 01, 00, 00)); // prints: 60000.0
getDate

Number getDate ()

Gets the day of month.
Returns
Number
Sample
date.getDate();
getDay

Number getDay ()

Gets the day of the week (sunday = 0).
Returns
Number
Sample
date.getDay();
getFullYear

Number getFullYear ()

Gets the full year of the date.
Returns
Number
Sample
date.getFullYear();
getHours

Number getHours ()

Gets the hours of the date.
Returns
Number
Sample
date.getHours();
getMilliseconds

Number getMilliseconds ()

Gets the milliseconds of the date.
Returns
Number
Sample
date.getMilliseconds();
getMinutes

Number getMinutes ()

Gets the minutes of the date.
Returns
Number
Sample
date.getMinutes();
getMonth

Number getMonth ()

Gets the month of the date.
Returns
Number
Sample
date.getMonth();
getSeconds

Number getSeconds ()

Gets the seconds of the date.
Returns
Number
Sample
date.getSeconds();
getTime

Number getTime ()

The value returned by the getTime method is the number of milliseconds since 1 January 1970 00:00:00.
Returns
Number
Sample
date.getTime();
getTimezoneOffset

Number getTimezoneOffset ()

Gets the number of minutes between GMT and this date.
Returns
Number
Sample
date.getTimezoneOffset();
getUTCDate

Number getUTCDate ()

Gets the UTC date.
Returns
Number
Sample
date.getUTCDate();
getUTCDay

Number getUTCDay ()

Gets the day in UTC time.
Returns
Number
Sample
date.getUTCDay();
getUTCFullYear

Number getUTCFullYear ()

Gets the full year in UTC time.
Returns
Number
Sample
date.getUTCFullYear();
getUTCHours

Number getUTCHours ()

Gets the hours in UTC time.
Returns
Number
Sample
date.getUTCHours();
getUTCMilliseconds

Number getUTCMilliseconds ()

Gets the milliseconds in UTC time.
Returns
Number
Sample
date.getUTCMilliseconds();
getUTCMinutes

Number getUTCMinutes ()

Gets the minutes in UTC time.
Returns
Number
Sample
date.getUTCMinutes();
getUTCMonth

Number getUTCMonth ()

Gets the month in UTC time.
Returns
Number
Sample
date.getUTCMonth();
getUTCSeconds

Number getUTCSeconds ()

Gets the seconds in UTC time.
Returns
Number
Sample
date.getUTCSeconds();
now

Date now ()

Returns the milliseconds elapsed since 1 January 1970 00:00:00 UTC up until now.
Returns
Date
Sample
parse

Date parse ()

Takes a date string (such as "Dec 25, 1995") and returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC.
Returns
Date
Sample
setDate

void setDate (dayValue)

Sets the date.
Parameters
{Number} dayValue
Returns
void
Sample
date.setDate(integer);
setFullYear

void setFullYear (yearValue, [monthValue], [dayValue])

Sets the full year of the date.
Parameters
{Number} yearValue
{Number} [monthValue]
{Number} [dayValue]
Returns
void
Sample
date.setFullYear(integer);
setHours

void setHours (hoursValue, [minutesValue], [secondsValue], [msValue])

Sets the hours of the date.
Parameters
{Number} hoursValue
{Number} [minutesValue]
{Number} [secondsValue]
{Number} [msValue]
Returns
void
Sample
date.setHours(integer);
setMilliseconds

void setMilliseconds (millisecondsValue)

Sets the milliseconds of the date.
Parameters
{Number} millisecondsValue
Returns
void
Sample
date.setMilliseconds(integer);
setMinutes

void setMinutes (minutesValue, [secondsValue], [msValue])

Sets the minutes of the date.
Parameters
{Number} minutesValue
{Number} [secondsValue]
{Number} [msValue]
Returns
void
Sample
date.setMinutes(integer);
setMonth

void setMonth (monthValue, [dayValue])

Sets the month of the date.
Parameters
{Number} monthValue
{Number} [dayValue]
Returns
void
Sample
date.setMonth(integr);
setSeconds

void setSeconds (secondsValue, [msValue])

Sets the seconds of the date.
Parameters
{Number} secondsValue
{Number} [msValue]
Returns
void
Sample
date.setSeconds(integer);
setTime

void setTime (timeValue)

Sets the milliseconds of the date.
Parameters
{Number} timeValue
Returns
void
Sample
date.setTime(integer);
setUTCDate

void setUTCDate (dayValue)

Sets the UTC date.
Parameters
{Number} dayValue
Returns
void
Sample
date.setUTCDate(integer);
setUTCFullYear

void setUTCFullYear (yearValue, [monthValue], [dayValue])

Sets the year in UTC time.
Parameters
{Number} yearValue
{Number} [monthValue]
{Number} [dayValue]
Returns
void
Sample
date.setUTCFullYear(integer);
setUTCHours

void setUTCHours (hoursValue, [minutesValue], [secondsValue], [msValue])

Sets the hours in UTC time.
Parameters
{Number} hoursValue
{Number} [minutesValue]
{Number} [secondsValue]
{Number} [msValue]
Returns
void
Sample
date.setUTCHours(integer);
setUTCMilliseconds

void setUTCMilliseconds (millisecondsValue)

Sets the milliseconds in UTC time.
Parameters
{Number} millisecondsValue
Returns
void
Sample
date.setUTCMilliseconds(integer);
setUTCMinutes

void setUTCMinutes (minutesValue, [secondsValue], [msValue])

Sets the minutes in UTC time.
Parameters
{Number} minutesValue
{Number} [secondsValue]
{Number} [msValue]
Returns
void
Sample
date.setUTCMinutes(integer);
setUTCMonth

void setUTCMonth (monthValue, [dayValue])

Sets the month in UTC time.
Parameters
{Number} monthValue
{Number} [dayValue]
Returns
void
Sample
date.setUTCMonth(integer);
setUTCSeconds

void setUTCSeconds (secondsValue, [msValue])

Sets the seconds in UTC time.
Parameters
{Number} secondsValue
{Number} [msValue]
Returns
void
Sample
date.setUTCSeconds(integer);
setYear

void setYear (yearValue)

Sets the year of the date.
Parameters
{Number} yearValue
Returns
void
Sample
date.setYear(integer);
toDateString

String toDateString ()

Returns a string version of the date.
Returns
String
Sample
date.toDateString();
toLocaleDateString

String toLocaleDateString ()

Returns a string version of the local time zone of the date.
Returns
String
Sample
date.toLocaleDateString();
toLocaleString

String toLocaleString ()

Returns a string version of the local time zone of the date.
Returns
String
Sample
date.toLocaleString();
toLocaleTimeString

String toLocaleTimeString ()

Returns a string version of the local time zone of the date.
Returns
String
Sample
date.toLocaleTimeString();
toTimeString

String toTimeString ()

Returns a string version of the date.
Returns
String
Sample
date.toTimeString();
toUTCString

String toUTCString ()

Returns a string version of the UTC value of the date.
Returns
String
Sample
date.toUTCString();
valueOf

Number valueOf ()

Return integer milliseconds count
Returns
Number
Sample
date.valueOf(integer);
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