| Date.valueOf( ) Method | Flash 5 |
| the number of milliseconds between January 1, 1970 and the time of the Date object |
An integer expressing the number of milliseconds between the time of the Date object and midnight, January 1, 1970 — positive if after January 1, 1970; negative if before.
In practice, Date.valueOf( ) is equivalent to Date.getTime( ).
