System.DateTime.AddMinutes Method

Returns a new DateTime that adds the specified number of minutes to the value of this instance.

Syntax

public DateTime AddMinutes (double value)

Parameters

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

Returns

An object whose value is the sum of the date and time represented by this instance and the number of minutes represented by value.

Exceptions

TypeReason
ArgumentOutOfRangeExceptionThe resulting DateTime is less than DateTime.MinValue or greater than DateTime.MaxValue.

Remarks

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

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

The value parameter is rounded to the nearest millisecond.

Requirements

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0