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--- syntax:functions:month [2015/04/03 20:55] – elenap
+++ syntax:functions:month [2021/08/30 02:39] (current) – craigt
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-===== Month(date_as_number) =====
+====== Month(date) ======
+Category:  Date and Time function
-Extracts the corresponding month, 1 through 12, from the //date_as_number//.
+\\
+=====Description=====
+This function returns the corresponding month number, 1 through 12, from //date//.
-^  Example  ^  Result  ^  Notes  ^
+\\
-| month(42097)  |  4  |  42097 corrensponds to April 4th, 2015  |
+=====Arguments=====
-| month( makedate(2014,1,1) )  |  1  |    |
+^Argument^Type^Description^
+|date|Date or Number (date serial)|An expression representing a date.  The date value to derive the month 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:
+  * A date string:  #2019-12-12
+  * A date serial value: 43811 (the date serial for "2019-12-12")
+  * A date value created using any of the Date/Time functions that returns a date serial value.
+\\
+=====Examples=====
+  month(42097)  //Returns 4  (42097 corresponds to April 4th, 2015.)
+  month(#2014-01-01)  //Returns 1
+\\
+=====See also=====
+  * [[syntax:functions:year|Year(date)]]
+  * [[syntax:functions:day|Day(date)]]
+  * [[syntax:functions:weekday|Weekday(date)]]
+  * [[syntax:functions:makedate|MakeDate(year, month, day)]]
-=== See also: ===
-  * [[syntax:functions:year]]
-  * [[syntax:functions:day]]
-  * [[syntax:functions:weekday]]
-  * [[syntax:functions:makedate]]