How to use the YEAR Function (WS,VBA)

Description

The Microsoft Excel YEAR function returns a four-digit year (a number from 1900 to 9999) given a date value.

Syntax

The syntax for the YEAR function in Microsoft Excel is:

YEAR( date_value )

Parameters or Arguments

date_value

A valid date to return the year value.

Applies To

• Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2011 for Mac, Excel 2010, Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000

Type of Function

• Worksheet function (WS)
• VBA function (VBA)

Example (as Worksheet Function)

Let's look at some Excel YEAR function examples and explore how to use the YEAR function as a worksheet function in Microsoft Excel:

Based on the Excel spreadsheet above, the following YEAR examples would return:

=YEAR(A1)
Result: 1999

=YEAR(A2)
Result: 2001

=YEAR(A3)
Result: 2003

Example (as VBA Function)

The YEAR function can also be used in VBA code in Microsoft Excel.

Let's look at some Excel YEAR function examples and explore how to use the YEAR function in Excel VBA code:

Dim LYear As Integer

LYear = Year("12/03/2001")

In this example, the variable called LYear would now contain the value of 2001.