# AddMonths (DateTime) | **Name** | ***AddMonths*** | | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Syntax | AddMonths (Date date, Integer months) | | Purpose | To return the date and time after adding or subtracting the number of months. | | Description | Adds or subtracts number of months to/from the specified datetime value. | | Return Type | DateTime | | Parameters |

date \[System.DateTime] – Date to/from which months should be added/subtracted

months \[System.Int64] – Number of months to be added. To subtract, use negative months

| **Example**
In this example, we will pass a date time value, and an integer value (indicating months to be added or subtracted) to the function transformation object using a *Variables* object. Where, *date* = 01-01-2022 *months* = 5 ![](https://3083465318-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FsR50Wa7EwZGlmPSAMkkf%2Fuploads%2Flnio5D7AOSdGYkoadaqS%2F1.png?alt=media) In the output window, you can see that the provided integer value, indicating months, has been added to the given date time value. ![](https://3083465318-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FsR50Wa7EwZGlmPSAMkkf%2Fuploads%2FbmPN3suBB8slGwSzjs7j%2F2.png?alt=media)