The
CTime and
Time functions are equivalent to TimeValue.
Description
Creates a TimeValue value from the information provided.
Arguments
Returns a Time value given a number in units of 24 hours. number can be fractional or negative as well.
Returns a Time value that represents the time, given a String expression specifying a time from 0:00:00 (12:00:00 A.M.) to 23:59:59 (11:59:59 P.M.), inclusive.
DateTime is a DateTime value.
Hour is a whole number representing an hour of the day; Min is a whole number representing a minute; Sec is a whole number representing a second.
Action
TimeValue (number) returns a Time value given a number in units of 24 hours. The number can be negative or fractional as well.
TimeValue (string) returns a Time value that represents the time, given a String expression specifying a time from 0:00:00 (12:00:00 A.M.) to 23:59:59 (11:59:59 P.M.), inclusive.
TimeValue (dateTime) returns the time portion of a given DateTime value.
TimeValue (HH, MM, SS) returns a Time value given numeric arguments of the hour, minute and seconds.
Examples
TimeValue (.2)
TimeValue (1.2)
Both return the same value 4:48:00 a.m.
TimeValue (-.2)
Returns 7:12:00 pm
TimeValue ("Jan. 6, 1999 2:30pm")Returns 2:30:00 pm
TimeValue (#Feb. 24, 1999 2:40pm#)
Returns 2:40:00 pm
TimeValue (18, 30, 30)
Returns 6:30:30 pm
Comments
You can use the
IsTime function to check if a string argument can be converted to a Time before doing the actual conversion. That way, if the conversion cannot be done, you can handle the situation appropriately. See also
TimeSerial (hour, minute, second).