MINUTE Function (VisioShapeSheet)

Returns an integer from 0 to 59 that represents the minutes component of datetime or expression.

Syntax

MINUTE(" datetime "| expression [, lcid ])

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
datetime
Required
String
Any string commonly recognized as a date and time or a reference to a cell containing a date and time.
expression
Required
String
Any expression that yields a date and time.
lcid
Optional
Number
The locale identifier to be used in evaluating a nonlocal datetime. The locale identifier is a number described in the system header files.

Return value

Integer

Remarks

The date component in datetime and expression is discarded.

No rounding is done. If datetime is missing or cannot be converted to a valid result, the function returns an error.

The returned value is formatted according to the time style set by the system's current Regional Settings.

The MINUTE function also accepts a single number value for expression where the decimal portion represents the fraction of a day since midnight.

Example 1

MINUTE("7/7/1999 13:45:24")

Returns 45.

Example 2

MINUTE(TIMEVALUE("Jan. 25, 1999 12:07:45")+6 em.)

Returns 13.

Example 3

MINUTE(0.575)

Returns 48.