DbFunctions.AddMinutes Method (Nullable<TimeSpan>, Nullable<Int32>)

[This page is specific to the Entity Framework version 6. The latest version is available as the 'Entity Framework' NuGet package. For more information about Entity Framework, see msdn.com/data/ef.]

When used as part of a LINQ to Entities query, this method invokes the canonical AddMinutes EDM function to add the given number of minutes to a time span.

Namespace:  System.Data.Entity
Assembly:  EntityFramework (in EntityFramework.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Usage", "CA1801:ReviewUnusedParameters", MessageId := "addValue")> _
<DbFunctionAttribute("Edm", "AddMinutes")> _
<SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Usage", "CA1801:ReviewUnusedParameters", MessageId := "timeValue")> _
Public Shared Function AddMinutes ( _
    timeValue As Nullable(Of TimeSpan), _
    addValue As Nullable(Of Integer) _
) As Nullable(Of TimeSpan)
'Usage
Dim timeValue As Nullable(Of TimeSpan)
Dim addValue As Nullable(Of Integer)
Dim returnValue As Nullable(Of TimeSpan)

returnValue = DbFunctions.AddMinutes(timeValue, _
    addValue)
[SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Usage", "CA1801:ReviewUnusedParameters", MessageId = "addValue")]
[DbFunctionAttribute("Edm", "AddMinutes")]
[SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Usage", "CA1801:ReviewUnusedParameters", MessageId = "timeValue")]
public static Nullable<TimeSpan> AddMinutes(
    Nullable<TimeSpan> timeValue,
    Nullable<int> addValue
)
[SuppressMessageAttribute(L"Microsoft.Usage", L"CA1801:ReviewUnusedParameters", MessageId = L"addValue")]
[DbFunctionAttribute(L"Edm", L"AddMinutes")]
[SuppressMessageAttribute(L"Microsoft.Usage", L"CA1801:ReviewUnusedParameters", MessageId = L"timeValue")]
public:
static Nullable<TimeSpan> AddMinutes(
    Nullable<TimeSpan> timeValue, 
    Nullable<int> addValue
)
[<SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Usage", "CA1801:ReviewUnusedParameters", MessageId = "addValue")>]
[<DbFunctionAttribute("Edm", "AddMinutes")>]
[<SuppressMessageAttribute("Microsoft.Usage", "CA1801:ReviewUnusedParameters", MessageId = "timeValue")>]
static member AddMinutes : 
        timeValue:Nullable<TimeSpan> * 
        addValue:Nullable<int> -> Nullable<TimeSpan> 
public static function AddMinutes(
    timeValue : Nullable<TimeSpan>, 
    addValue : Nullable<int>
) : Nullable<TimeSpan>

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Nullable<TimeSpan>
A resulting time span.

Remarks

You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query. This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database.

See Also

Reference

DbFunctions Class

AddMinutes Overload

System.Data.Entity Namespace