Name
Hour Function
Class
Microsoft.VisualBasic.DateAndTime
Syntax
Hour(timevalue
)
-
timevalue
Use: Required
Data Type: Date
Date variable or literal date
Return Value
An Integer from 0 to 23, specifying the hour of the day
Description
Extracts the hour element from a time expression
Example
The line:
MsgBox(Hour(#1:33:00 PM#))
displays the number 13.
Rules at a Glance
Regardless of the time format passed to
Hour
, the return value will be a whole number between 0 and 23, representing the hour of a 24-hour clock.If
time
containsNothing
, 0 is returned, so be careful here to check forNothing
.You can also use the
DatePart
function.
See Also
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