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VB.Net program to demonstrate the IsLeapYear() method of DateTime class

By Nidhi Last Updated : November 11, 2024

DateTime.IsLeapYear() Method in VB.Net

The IsLeapYear() method is used to check the specified year is a leap year or not.

Syntax

Function IsLeapYear(ByVal year as Integer) as Boolean

Parameter(s)

year : Specified year.

Return Value

It returns True if the specified year is leap year otherwise it returns False value.

VB.Net code to demonstrate the example of DateTime.IsLeapYear() method

The source code to demonstrate the IsLeapYear() method of the DateTime class is given below. The given program is compiled and executed successfully.

'VB.NET program to demonstrate IsLeapYear() method of 
'DateTime class.

Imports System

Module Module1
    Sub Main()
        Dim ret As Boolean = False

        ret = DateTime.IsLeapYear(2024)
        If (ret = True) Then
            Console.WriteLine("Specified year is leap year")
        Else
            Console.WriteLine("Specified year is not leap year")
        End If
    End Sub
End Module

Output

Specified year is leap year
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Explanation

In the above program, we created a module Module1 that contains the Main() function. The Main() function is the entry point for the program.

In the Main() function, we created a boolean variable ret that is initialized with False. Here, we checked specified year is a leap year or not using IsLeapYear() method of DateTime class and print the appropriate message on the console screen.