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DateAndTime.Minute Method

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Returns an Integer value from 0 through 59 representing the minute of the hour.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Minute ( _
    TimeValue As DateTime _
) As Integer

public static int Minute(
    DateTime TimeValue
)

Parameters

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

Return Value

Type: System.Int32
Returns an Integer value from 0 through 59 representing the minute of the hour.

Remarks

You can also obtain the minute of the hour by calling DatePart and specifying DateInterval.Minute for the Interval argument.

Examples

This example uses the Minute function to obtain the minute of the hour from a specified time. In the development environment, the time literal is displayed in short time format using the locale settings of your code.

Dim thisTime As Date
Dim thisMinute As Integer
thisTime = #4:35:17 PM#
thisMinute = Minute(thisTime)
' thisMinute now contains 35.

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.