Name
Minute Function
Class
Microsoft.VisualBasic.DateAndTime
Syntax
Minute(TimeValue
)
-
TimeValue
Use: Required
Data Type: Date
Date variable or literal date
Return Value
An Integer between 0 and 59, representing the minute of the hour
Description
Extracts the minute component from a given date/time expression
Rules at a Glance
If
TimeValue
is not a valid date/time expression, the function generates runtime error 13, “Type mismatch.” To prevent this, use theIsDate
function to check the argument before calling theMinute
function.If
TimeValue
containsNothing
, 0 is returned, so be careful here to check forNothing
.You can also use the
DatePart
function.
See Also
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