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AddMinutes Method

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Returns a new DateTime that adds the specified number of minutes to the value of this instance.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function AddMinutes ( _
    val As Double _
) As DateTime
public DateTime AddMinutes(
    double val
)
public:
DateTime AddMinutes(
    double val
)
member AddMinutes : 
        val:float -> DateTime 
public function AddMinutes(
    val : double
) : DateTime

Parameters

  • val
    Type: System. . :: . .Double
    A number of whole and fractional minutes. The val parameter can be negative or positive.

Return Value

Type: System. . :: . .DateTime
An object whose value is the sum of the date and time represented by this instance and the number of minutes represented by val.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The resulting DateTime is less than MinValue or greater than MaxValue.

Remarks

This method does not change the value of this DateTime. Instead, it returns a new DateTime whose value is the result of this operation.

The fractional part of val is the fractional part of a minute. For example, 4.5 is equivalent to 4 minutes, 30 seconds, 0 milliseconds, and 0 ticks.

The val parameter is rounded to the nearest millisecond.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

DateTime Structure

System Namespace