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datapackage (version 0.2.0)

dp_to_time: Convert a vector to 'time' using the specified field descriptor

Description

Convert a vector to 'time' using the specified field descriptor

Usage

dp_to_time(x, fielddescriptor = list(), ...)

Value

Will return an Time vector (see iso8601totime

with fielddescriptor added as the 'fielddescriptor' attribute.

Arguments

x

the vector to convert.

fielddescriptor

the field descriptor for the field.

...

passed on to other methods.

Details

When fielddescriptor is missing a default field descriptor is generated.

For the default format `iso8601::iso8601totime` is used to convert. This function allows more formats than the Data Package standard prescribes. When format equals "any" the default `as.POSIXct` function is used.

When x is numeric or integer, it is assumed that these are seconds since the unix time epoch (1970-01-01T00:00:00Z).