timeDate (version 4041.110)

isRegular: Checks if a date/time vector is regular

Description

Checks if a date/time vector is regular. i.e. if it is a daily, a monthly, or a quarterly date/time vector. If the date/time vector is regular the frequency can determined calling the function frequency.

Usage

# S4 method for timeDate
isDaily(x)
# S4 method for timeDate
isMonthly(x)
# S4 method for timeDate
isQuarterly(x)
# S4 method for timeDate
isRegular(x)
# S3 method for timeDate
frequency(x, ...)

Value

The is* functions return TRUE or FALSE depending on whether the date/time vector fulfills the condition or not.

The function frequency returns in general 1, for quarterly date/time vectors 4, and for monthly vectors 12.

Arguments

x

an object of class "timeDate".

...

arguments to be passed.

Details

A date/time vector is defined as daily if the vector has not more than one date/time stamp per day.

A date/time vector is defined as monthly if the vector has not more than one date/time stamp per month.

A date/time vector is defined as quarterly if the vector has not more than one date/time stamp per quarter.

A monthly date/time vector is also a daily vector, a quarterly date/time vector is also a monthly vector.

A regular date/time vector is either a monthly or a quarterly vector.

NOT yet implemented is the case of weekly vectors.

Examples

tC <- timeCalendar(2023)
tC
isRegular(tC)
frequency(tC)

isMonthly(tC)
isQuarterly(tC)
isDaily(tC)