xts (version 0.10-0)

align.time: Align seconds, minutes, and hours to beginning of next period.

Description

Change timestamps to the start of the next period, specified in multiples of seconds.

Usage

align.time(x, ...)
# S3 method for xts
align.time(x, n=60, …)
shift.time(x, n=60, ...)
adj.time(x, ...)

Arguments

x

object to align

n

number of seconds to adjust by

…

additional arguments. See details.

Value

A new object of class(x)

Details

This function is an S3 generic. The result is to round up to the next period determined by n modulo x.

See Also

to.period

Examples

# NOT RUN {
x <- Sys.time() + 1:1000

# every 10 seconds
align.time(x, 10)

# align to next whole minute
align.time(x, 60)

# align to next whole 10 min interval
align.time(x, 10 * 60)
# }