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DateAndTime.Year Method

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Returns an Integer value from 1 through 9999 representing the year.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualBasic
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Year ( _
    DateValue As DateTime _
) As Integer

public static int Year(
    DateTime DateValue
)

Parameters

  • DateValue
    Type: System.DateTime
    Required. Date value from which you want to extract the year.

Return Value

Type: System.Int32
Returns an Integer value from 1 through 9999 representing the year.

Remarks

You can also obtain the year by calling DatePart and specifying DateInterval.Year for the Interval argument.

Examples

The following example uses the Year function to obtain the year from a specified date. In the development environment, the date literal is displayed in short date format using the locale settings of your code.

Dim thisDate As Date
Dim thisYear As Integer
thisDate = #2/12/1969#
thisYear = Year(thisDate)
' thisYear now contains 1969.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.