#### Year

##### Year()

This function returns the current year.

Return value

The return value is an Integer.

Example

If the current year is 1999, the return value of the following statement is 1999.

`Year()`

##### Year(Date a)

This function extracts the year portion of a specified date.

Parameter

a - A Data value.

Return value

The return value is an Integer.

Example

Suppose the date is Jan.15,1995. The return value of the following statement is 1995.

`Year(ToDate(1995, 1, 15))`

##### Year(DateTime a)

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

Parameter

a - A TimeStamp value.

Return value

The return value is an Integer.

Example

Suppose the timestamp is July 15,1988 10:40:50. The return value of the following statement is 1988.

`Year(ToDateTime(1988, 7, 15, 10, 40, 50))`