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Function Updated 19 Oct 2026

addMinutes(datetime, minutes)

Adding a number of minutes (positive or negative value) to a specified date and time object.

See also Compare date field with todays date Get todays date SetCulture date and number format

Parameters

datetimedatetimerequired

Date and time object on which to add minutes to.

minutesnumberrequired

How many minutes to add to specified datetime.

Returns

A modified date and time object, does not modify input date.

Example

Mixed HTML (or any text file) with inline JavaScript between hash signs.
#{
    var before = new Date(); // Create new date and time object
    var after = docly.addMinutes(before, 3.5); // Add minutes
}#
<b>Before:</b> #format(before, "HH:mm:ss")#
<b>After:</b> #format(after, "HH:mm:ss")#