# Minutes

| **Name**    | ***Minutes***                                                                           |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax      | Minutes (TimeSpan timeSpan)                                                             |
| Purpose     | To return the Minutes component of the specified timeSpan.                              |
| Description | Returns Minutes component of the specified timeSpan.                                    |
| Return Type | Int64                                                                                   |
| Parameter   | timeSpan \[System.TimeSpan] – TimeSpan for which the Minutes component will be returned |

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/0%20\(2\)%20\(1\)%20\(1\).png)

**Example**

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

**Note:** The following format will be used for the parameter value: dd:hh:mm:ss

Where,

*timeSpan* = 15:10:13:12

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/1%20\(2\)%20\(1\)%20\(1\).png)

In the output window, you can see that the provided value’s Minutes component has been returned.

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/2%20\(2\)%20\(1\)%20\(1\).png)