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time2string.pro

toptime2string

utilities

result = time2string(time [, days=days])

This function converts a time length in seconds to a more readible string version of that number in years, days, minutes, and seconds

Return value

That time, converted to a more sensible string

Parameters

time in required

A time length in seconds

Keywords

days in optional

If set, time is interpreted to be a length in days, not seconds.

Examples

  IDL> print, time2string(3605.5)
    1 hour,  0 minutes and  5.5 seconds
  IDL> print, time2string(!dpi * 1D8)
    9 years, 351 days,  2 hours, 27 minutes and 45.4 seconds
  IDL> print, time2string(1.5, /days)
    1 day, 12 hours,  0 minutes and 0.0 seconds

Author information

History:: April 5 2009: Written by Chris Beaumont April 7 2009: Added \days keyword

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Modifcation date:	Mon Mar 22 16:17:13 2010
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