VB.NET Language in a Nutshell

Class

Microsoft.VisualBasic.DateAndTime

Syntax

MonthName( month [, abbreviate ])

month (required; Integer)

The ordinal number of the month, from 1 to 12

abbreviate (optional; Boolean)

A flag to indicate if an abbreviated month name should be returned

Return Value

String containing the name of the specified month

Description

Returns the month name of a given month. For example, a month of 1 returns January or (if abbreviate is True ) Jan.

Rules at a Glance

The default value for abbreviate is False .

Example

Public Function GetMonthName(dat As Date) As String Dim iMonth As Integer = Month(dat) GetMonthName = MonthName(iMonth) End Function

Programming Tips and Gotchas

• month must be an integer; it cannot be a date. Use DatePart("m", dateval ) to obtain a month number from a date.

• If month has a fractional portion, it is rounded before calling the MonthName function.

• MonthName with abbreviate set to False is the equivalent of Format(dateval, "mmmm") .

• MonthName with abbreviate set to True is the equivalent of Format(dateval, "mmm") .

See Also

WeekdayName Function