# Date.getFullYear()

#### Availability

Flash Player 5.

#### Usage

    my_date.getFullYear()

#### Parameters

None.

#### Returns

An integer.

#### Description

Method; returns the full year (a four-digit number, for example, 2000) of the specified Date object, according to local time. Local time is determined by the operating system on which the Flash Player is running.

#### Example

The following example uses the constructor to create a new Date object and send the value returned by the `getFullYear` method to the Output window:

    my_date = new Date();
    trace(my_date.getFullYear());