period_to_seconds
Contrive a period to/from a given number of seconds
period_to_seconds() approximately converts a period to seconds assuming
there are 365.25 days in a calendar year and 365.25/12 days in a month.
seconds_to_period() create a period that has the maximum number of
non-zero elements (days, hours, minutes, seconds). This computation is exact
because it doesn't involve years or months.
Usage
period_to_seconds(x)seconds_to_period(x)
Arguments
- x
A numeric object. The number of seconds to coerce into a period.
Value
A number (period) that roughly equates to the period (seconds) given.
Community examples
**Basic samples** ``` library(lubridate) seconds_to_period(86400) ``` [1] "1d 0H 0M 0S" `seconds_to_period(48000)` [1] "13H 20M 0S" **If you need to format** ``` td <- seconds_to_period(86400) sprintf('%02d %02d:%02d:%02d', day(td), td@hour, minute(td), second(td)) ``` [1] "01 00:00:00" **If it spans for > 99 days** ``` td <- seconds_to_period(1e7) sprintf('%03d %02d:%02d:%02d', day(td), td@hour, minute(td), second(td)) ``` [1] "115 17:46:40"