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DateAndTime.Hour Method

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Returns an Integer value from 0 through 23 representing the hour of the day.

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

Syntax

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

public static int Hour(
    DateTime TimeValue
)

Parameters

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

Return Value

Type: System.Int32
Returns an Integer value from 0 through 23 representing the hour of the day.

Remarks

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

Examples

This example uses the Hour function to obtain 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 someTime As Date
Dim someHour As Integer
someTime = #4:35:17 PM#
someHour = Hour(someTime)
' someHour now contains 16.

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.