hour

Returns the hours in a given date string, s.

Syntax

R = hour(s)

R = hour(s, fmt)

Inputs

s
A string representing a date. By default, if no fmt is specified, s is expected to be in the format dd-mmm-yyyy. If in this format, hour returns 0.
Type: string
fmt (optional)
Gives the given format that s is in. Valid formats that can return a valid hour value are:
  • 'dd-mmm-yyyy HH:MM:SS'
  • 'HH:MM:SS'
  • 'HH:MM:SS PM'
  • 'HH:MM'
  • 'HH:MM PM'
  • 'mmm.dd,yyyy HH:MM:SS'
  • 'yyyymmddTHHMMSS'
  • 'yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM:SS'
Type: string

Outputs

R
Hour in the given date string s. 0 is returned for most formats, fmt, which don't specify the hour.
Type: integer

Examples:

Return the hour from a string in a specific date format: 
R = hour('Apr.04,2019 10:11:12', 'mmm.dd,yyyy HH:MM:SS')
R = 10