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Year(date)

Category: Date and Time function


Description

This function returns the year, as a four-digit number, from date.


Arguments

ArgumentTypeDescription
dateDate or Number (date serial)An expression representing a date. The date value to derive the year number from.

Return value type: Number


Remarks

The date argument can take any value or expression that evaluates to a date serial value. Examples include:


Examples

year(42097)  //Returns 2015 (42097 corresponds to April 4th, 2015.)
year( #2014-01-01)  //Returns 2014


See also