Use the IsLeapYear component

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  • Updated July 31, 2025
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  • Specify a year to find out whether it's a leap year by using the IsLeapYear component in RPA Desktop Design Studio.

    Before you begin

    Role required: none

    About this task

    You can configure the properties for the IsLeapYear component. For more information about these properties, see Properties of the DateTime components.

    Procedure

    1. In the Toolbox pane, navigate to Utilities > DateTime.
    2. Drag the IsLeapYear component to the Design surface.
    3. Drag the Now component to the Design surface.
    4. Drag the GetPart component to the Design surface.
    5. To configure the input field, see Configure port properties.
    6. Connect the data and control ports of the IsLeapYear component to the corresponding ports of the other components as described in the following table and image.
      Port Name Port type Data type Purpose of connection
      Year Data In Passes the year that you specify from a previously executed component.
      Return Data Out Returns True if the specified year is a leap year. Otherwise, it returns False.
    7. Optional: To test the component, under the DESIGN tab, click Run.
      GetPart component extracts a date part from the Now component, and IsLeapYear determines if the year is a leap year.

    IsLeapYear component with GetPart and Now component

    Figure 1. IsLeapYear component
    GetPart component extracts a date part from the Now component, and IsLeapYear determines if the year is a leap year.