YEAR                                                                      Function

YEAR(date)

Description

YEAR returns an integer, that represents the year of the given date.The required parameter date can be any expression that represents a date.

Example

REM YEAR Example

'YEAR returns year of a date as an integer

DIM IndepYear, Birthyear

IndepYear = YEAR("July 4, 1776")

PRINT "YEAR of July 4, 1776:", IndepYear

Birthyear = YEAR("12/27/70")

PRINT "YEAR of 12/27/70:", Birthyear

Output

YEAR of July 4, 1776:      1776

YEAR of 12/27/70:    1970

Related Items

DAY, HOUR, MINUTE, MONTH, NOW, SECOND, TIME