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$addticks

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$addticks

Calculates a time value by adding ticks to (or subtracting ticks from) a specified time value.

Syntax

$addticks(time,number)

Parameters

time

an 8-digit number, or an expression that evaluates to an 8-digit number, that expresses a valid time value in the format HHMMSSTT

number

a number, or an expression that evaluates to a number

Return Value

Number, representing a time value.

Comments

Use $addticks to perform arithmetic with time values. The $addticks function calculates a time value by adding a number representing ticks to a time value. If number is negative, the effect is to subtract the ticks from the time.

Example

If $Time has the value 22503075, then

$addticks($time,5)

evaluates to 22503080.

$addticks($time,25)

evaluates to 22503100.

$addticks($time,-5)

evaluates to 22503070.

$addticks($time,200)

evaluates to 22503275.

 

See Also

$addhours

$addminutes

$addseconds

$ticks

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