# Minute (Date dateTime)

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

**Example**

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/zEifS4h8yurLAAwiGNX2/blobs/xAb7Z2KGfXocoLVo8wEy/0.png)

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

Where,

*dateTime* = 06:40:35 AM

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/zEifS4h8yurLAAwiGNX2/blobs/LjggTJub1DuEpfggSA5t/1.png)

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

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/zEifS4h8yurLAAwiGNX2/blobs/05vAtiI9nt59Cz79I8AF/2.png)