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The IncMinute function returns a TDateTime value that is NumberOfMinutes greater than the passed StartDateTime value.
The year, month, day and hour values are incremented as appropriate.
The increment value is optional, being 1 by default.
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| Notes |
There is no DecMinute function.
Instead, use IncMinute with a negative increment.
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| Related commands |
| IncDay |
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Increments a TDateTime variable by + or - number of days |
| IncMonth |
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Increments a TDateTime variable by a number of months |
| IncYear |
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Increments a TDateTime variable by a number of years |
| IncSecond |
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Increments a TDateTime variable by + or - number of seconds |
| IncMillisecond |
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Increments a TDateTime variable by + or - number of milliseconds |
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| Example code : A simple example of increment and decrement |
// Full Unit code.
// -----------------------------------------------------------
// You must store this code in a unit called Unit1 with a form
// called Form1 that has an OnCreate event called FormCreate.
unit Unit1;
interface
uses
DateUtils, // Unit containing the IncMinute command
SysUtils,
Forms, Dialogs;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
{$R *.dfm} // Include form definitions
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
var
myDate : TDateTime;
begin
// Set up our date just before the end of the year 2000
myDate := EncodeDateTime(2000, 12, 31, 23, 0, 0, 0);
ShowMessage('myDate = '+DateTimeToStr(myDate));
// Add 100 minutes to this date
myDate := IncMinute(myDate, 100);
ShowMessage('myDate + 100 minutes = '+DateTimeToStr(myDate));
// Subtract 40 minutes from this date
myDate := IncMinute(myDate, -40);
ShowMessage('myDate - 40 minutes = '+DateTimeToStr(myDate));
end;
end.
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myDate = 31/12/2000 23:00:00
myDate + 100 minutes = 01/01/2001 00:40:00
myDate - 40 minutes = 01/01/2001
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