# 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 |

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/0%20\(3\)%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* = 20:10:05:10

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/1%20\(3\)%20\(1\)%20\(1\).png)

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

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/2%20\(3\)%20\(1\)%20\(1\).png)