System Namespace   DateTime Structure

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Adds the specified number of hours to the value of this instance.

[ VB ]
<Serializable>
Public Function AddHours ( _
   ByVal value As Double _
} As DateTime

[ C# ]
[ Serializable ]
public DateTime AddHours (
   double value
};

[ C++ ]
[ Serializable ]
public: DateTime AddHours (
   double value
};

[ JScript ]
public Serializable
function AddHours (
   value : double
} : DateTime;

value

A number of whole and fractional hours. The value parameter can be negative or positive.

A DateTime whose value is the sum of the date and time represented by this instance and the number of hours represented by value.

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The resulting DateTime is less than MinValue or greater than MaxValue.

This method does not change the value of this DateTime. Instead, a new DateTime is returned whose value is the result of this operation.

The fractional part of value is the fractional part of an hour. For example, 4.5 is equivalent to 4 hours, 30 minutes, 0 seconds, 0 milliseconds, and 0 ticks.

The value parameter is rounded to the nearest tick.

DateTime Members   Double

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