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DateAndTime.Second Method

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

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

Syntax

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

public static int Second(
    DateTime TimeValue
)

Parameters

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

Return Value

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

Remarks

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

Examples

The following example uses the Second function to obtain the second of the minute 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 thisSecond As Integer
thisTime = #4:35:17 PM#
thisSecond = Second(thisTime)
' thisSecond now contains 17.

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.