# Date.setYear()

#### Availability

Flash Player 5.

#### Usage

    my_date.setYear(year)

#### Parameters

`year` If `year` is an integer between 0-99, `setYear` sets the year at 1900 + `year`; otherwise, the year is the value of the `year` parameter.

#### Returns

An integer.

#### Description

Method; sets the year 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 the Flash Player is running.