Functions and CALL Routines

HOUR Function

Returns the hour from a SAS time or datetime value.

Category:

Date and Time

Syntax
Arguments
Details
Examples
See Also

Syntax

HOUR(<time | datetime>)

Arguments

time: is a numeric constant, variable, or expression that specifies a SAS time value.
datetime: is a numeric constant, variable, or expression that specifies a SAS datetime value.

Details

The HOUR function returns a numeric value that represents the hour from a SAS time or datetime value. Numeric values can range from 0 through 23. HOUR always returns a positive number.

Examples

The following SAS statements produce these results:

SAS Statements	Results
now='1:30't; h=hour(now); put h;	1