#### Month

##### Month()

This function adding one returns the current month of the year.

Return value

The return value is an Integer, which ranges from 0 to 11.

Example

If the current month is September, the return value of the following statement is 8.

`Month()`

##### Month(DateTime a)

This function extracts the month portion from a specified TimeStamp value.

Parameter

a - A TimeStamp value.

Return value

The return value is an Integer.

Example

If the timestamp is July 15, 1999 10:10:10, the return value of the following statement is 7.

`Month(ToDateTime(1999, 7, 15, 10, 10, 10))`

##### Month(Date a)

This function extracts the month portion from a specified Date value.

Parameter

a - A Date value.

Return value

The return value is an Integer.

Example

If the date is June 15,1999, the return value of the following statement is 6.

`Month(ToDate(1999, 6, 15))`