Function

totime( value )

Converts a value to Time.

See also: time()

Parameters

Returns

Time

Usage considerations

Using the value parameter

The value parameter accepts Integer, Decimal (double precision floating point), and Datetime, and Array data types.

Using totime() with arrays

When operating on arrays, it is not necessary to use apply with totime. If multiple parameters are passed, or one parameter is an Array, totime will return a Time Array.

Understanding results

To return a localized time for a user, the local() function must be nested within the totime() function.

For example, totime(local(pp!starttime)) returns the localized time when a given process started. Otherwise the time is returned in GMT. This is true unless the user happens to reside in the GMT timezone, then no localization is necessary.

Examples

Convert a datetime to time

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totime(datetime(2005,12,13,12,0,0))

Returns 12:00 PM (GMT).

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totime(local(datetime(2005,12,13,12,0,0)))

Returns the user's local-time equivalent of 12:00 PM GMT.

Convert minutes to time

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totime(30/1440, 60/1440, 300/1440, 1439/1440)

Returns {12:30 AM; 1:00 AM; 5:00 AM; 11:59 PM}. There are 1440 minutes in a day, so divide a number of minutes by 1440 to calculate the time.

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totime(0.02083333, 0.04166667, 0.2083333, 0.9993056)

Returns {12:30 AM; 1:00 AM; 5:00 AM; 11:59 PM}.

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totime(0,1,2,-3)

Returns {12:00 AM; 12:00 AM; 12:00 AM; 12:00 AM} because non-zero integers cannot be converted.

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totime(1, 1/1440, { null }, null)

Returns 12:00 AM, 12:01 AM, null, null.

Feature compatibility