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getHours() Method


This method returns the hour of a Date object.

Syntax

dateVar.getHours()

Parameter
Description
Not applicable
 

Returns

The hour portion of dateVar, as a number from 0 to 23.

Usage

This method returns the hour portion of dateVar as a number from 0 to 23. Midnight is 0, and 11 PM is 23.

Example

This code fragment returns the number 12, the hours portion of the specified time.

var aDate = new Date("October 31, 1986 12:13:14");
TheApplication().RaiseErrorText(aDate.getHours());

See Also

GetDate() Method, getDay() Method, getFullYear() Method, getMinutes() Method, getMonth() Method, getSeconds() Method, getTime() Method, and getYear() Method


 Siebel eScript Language Reference 
 Published: 18 April 2003