# Hours

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

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**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* = 20:10:05:10

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

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