# DatePart (DateTime)
| **Name** | ***DatePart*** |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax | DatePart (Date dateTime) |
| Purpose | To remove the time part from the given date and returns date with time reset to 12:00:00. |
| Description | Returns truncated date value after removing the given time part. |
| Return Type | Date |
| Parameter | dateTime \[System.DateTime] – date from which the time part will be stripped |
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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* = 7/13/2022 4:12:19 PM
In the output window, you can see that the provided datetime value has been returned with the time part reset to 12:00:00 AM.
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