# CharToSeconds (Str)
| **Name** | ***CharToSeconds*** |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax | CharToSeconds (String timestring) |
| Purpose | To compute the total number of seconds from the beginning of the day to the date time value provided. |
| Description | Parses a date time string and returns number of seconds since the beginning of the day. |
| Return Type | Int32 |
| Parameter | timestring \[System.String] – Datetime string to be converted into seconds |
**Example**
In this example, we will pass a date time string (*timestring*) value to the function transformation object using a *Variables* object.
Where,
*timestring* = 12:50:10
In the output window, you can see that the provided *timestring* value has been used to compute the total number of seconds since the beginning of the day.
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