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Minute Function

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

Public Function Minute(ByVal TimeValue As DateTime) As Integer

Parameter

TimeValue
Required. Date value from which you want to extract the minute.

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

Example

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 MyTime As Date
Dim MyMinute As Integer
MyTime = #4:35:17 PM#   ' Assign a time.
MyMinute = Minute(MyTime)   ' MyMinute contains 35.

See Also

Day Function | Hour Function | Now Property | Second Function | TimeOfDay Property | DatePart Function | System Namespace | DateTime Structure | ArgumentException Class | ArgumentOutOfRangeException Class