SECOND Function

Returns the second from a SAS time or datetime value

Category: Date and Time

Syntax

SECOND ( time datetime )

Arguments

time

• specifies a SAS expression that represents a SAS time value.

datetime

• specifies a SAS expression that represents a SAS datetime value.

Details

The SECOND function produces a positive, numeric value that represents a specific second of the minute. The result ranges from 0 through 59.

Examples

SAS Statements	Result
time= ' 3:19:24 ' t; s=second(time); put s;	24

See Also

Functions:

• 'HOUR Function' on page 579

• 'MINUTE Function' on page 647