# TotalMinutes

| **Name**                 | ***Proper***                                                                            |
| ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Applicable To (DataType) | TimeSpan                                                                                |
| Purpose                  | To return a real number representing total number of minutes in the specified timespan. |
| Description              | Returns a real number representing total number of minutes in the specified timespan.   |
| Return Type              | Double                                                                                  |
| Syntax                   | timeSpan \[System.TimeSpan] – TimeSpan for which the number of minutes will be returned |

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**Example**

In this example, we will pass the required parameter to the function transformation object using a *Variables* object.

Where,

*timeSpan* = 20:03:04:05

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In the output window, you can see that the *timespan* value has been converted into a real value, indicating the number of minutes.

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