CFML Reference
ColdFusion Functions

Hour

Description

Gets the current hour of the day.

Return value

Ordinal value of the hour, in the range 0 - 23.

Category

Date and time functions

Syntax

Hour(date)

See also

DatePart, Minute, Second

Parameters

Parameter	Description
date	Date/time object, in the range 100 AD-9999 AD. See "How ColdFusion processes two-digit year values".

Usage

When passing a date/time value as a string, you must enclose it in quotation marks. Otherwise, it is interpreted as a number representation of a date/time object.

Example

<!--- This example shows the use of Hour, Minute, and Second --->
<h3>Hour Example</h3>
<cfoutput>
The time is currently #TimeFormat(Now())#.
We are in hour #Hour(Now())#, Minute #Minute(Now())#
and Second #Second(Now())# of the day.
</cfoutput>

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