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# StartOfTheMonth

## Declaration

`Function StartOfTheMonth(const AValue: TDateTime): TDateTime`

### Example

```pascal
procedure OnMapEvent(var Value:Variant);
begin
  Value :=StartOfTheMonth(Date); // if Date is 2009-06-25 then result is 2009-06-01
end;
```

## Description

Returns the date value that represents the first day in the month specified by the given date (AValue).