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title: "getMinutesOffset Method (DateTimeOffset) | Microsoft Docs"
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# getMinutesOffset Method (DateTimeOffset)
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  Returns the offset, in minutes from GMT, of this DateTimeOffset object.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
public int getMinutesOffset()  
```  
  
## Return Value  
 The offset in minutes.  
  
## Remarks  
 For a DateTimeOffset object representing 8 March 2010, 11:35:48 -0800, getMinutesOffset returns the value 480.  
  
## See Also  
 [DateTimeOffset Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/datetimeoffset-class.md)   
 [DateTimeOffset Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/datetimeoffset-members.md)