#### Hour

##### Hour(Time a)

This function extracts the hour portion of a specified Time value.

Parameter

a - A Time value.

Return value

The return value is an Integer.

Example

Suppose the time is 10:05:26. The return value of the following statement is 10.

`Hour(ToTime(10, 5, 26))`

##### Hour()

This function extracts the hour portion of the current time.

Return value

The return value is an integer.

Example

If the current time is 8:15:30, the return value of the following statement is 8.

`Hour()`

##### Hour(DateTime a)

This function extracts the hour portion of a specified TimeStamp value.

Parameter

a - A TimeStamp value.

Return value

The return value is an Integer.

Example

Suppose the datetime is Oct. 15,1999 9:35:22. The return value of the following statement is 9.

`Hour(ToDateTime(1999,10,15,9,35,22))`