Extensions.DateTime.FormatDuration
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Classification
| Name | FormatDuration |
| Short Description | Give a duration in milliseconds from a time stamp. |
| Class | Term |
| Extension | OTX DateTime Extension |
| Group | - |
| Exceptions | OutOfBoundsException |
| Checker Rules | - |
| Standard Compliant | Yes |
Pseudo-Code Syntax
String duration = FormatDuration(timeStamp, <<pattern>>);Description
FormatDuration returns a specified duration in milliseconds as a string representation. Formatting will be made to the format of Date Term, with the difference that the milliseconds elapsed interpreted as a duration, not the date Analog.
Return Value
The Term returns the value, see table below.
In OTX, Terms are categorized according to its return data type!
| Data Type | Description |
| String | A formatted time. |
Properties
| Name | Data Type | Class | Default | Cardinality | Description |
| Timestamp | Integer | Term | - | [0..1] | This property represents a duration in milliseconds to a string that is formatted according to the specified rules. |
| Pattern | String | Term | - | [0..1] | User-specified format for displaying the time. |
Examples
A duration of 203443 milliseconds ( 3 minutes 23 seconds and 443 milliseconds ), a pattern such as " 'It takes' m 'minutes and' s '.seconds' "generates the following formatted output: "It takes 3 minutes and 23 seconds."
If there is no pattern specified, the output is after the fashion of ISO 8601 ( 'P'yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH: mm: ss' . 'SSS ) " P0000-00-00T00: 03:23.443 ", where " P " designator for the duration and " T " is the designator for time.
