# Second (DateTime)

| **Name**    | ***Second***                                                                                    |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax      | Second (Date dateTime)                                                                          |
| Purpose     | To return the second part of the specified date time value.                                     |
| Description | Returns a value between 0 and 59 representing the second part of the specified date time value. |
| Return Type | Int64                                                                                           |
| Parameter   | dateTime \[System.DateTime] – Date for which the second will be returned                        |

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**Example**

In this example, we will pass a date time value to the function transformation object using a *Variables* object.

Where,

*dateTime* = 11/12/2013 2:20:15 PM

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In the output window, you can see that the second part of the provided date time value has been returned.

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