# DateDifferenceHours (DateTime)

| **Name**    | ***DateDifferenceHours***                                                                                                                                 |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax      | DateDifferenceHours (Date leftDate, Date rightDate)                                                                                                       |
| Purpose     | To compute the difference between the specified dates in hours.                                                                                           |
| Description | Subtracts a date time value from another date time value and returns result in hours.                                                                     |
| Return Type | Double                                                                                                                                                    |
| Parameters  | <p>leftDate \[System.DateTime] – Date from which the other date will be subtracted</p><p>rightDate \[System.DateTime] – Date which will be subtracted</p> |

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/0%20\(103\).png)

**Example**

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

Where,

*leftDate* = 01/01/2023

*rightDate* = 01/02/2022

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In the output window, you can see that the provided datetime values have been subtracted, and the output has been displayed in the form of hours.

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/2%20\(104\).png)