Syntax

fn:month-from-date(arg)

Argument	Required/ Optional	Description
arg	Required	Numeric data type. Passes the argument as a date that must be converted to months.

Return Value

If $arg is an empty sequence, the function returns the empty sequence. Otherwise, the function returns an xs:integer value between 1 and 12, both inclusive, representing the month component in the local value of $arg.

Examples

DATE	RETURN VALUE
1991-05-31-05:00	05
2000-01-01+05:00	01