convert_date: Convert to Acceptable Date

In mds: Medical Devices Surveillance

Description

Converts a Date vector into its equivalent daily, monthly, yearly, etc... Date vector.

Usage

convert_date(x, convert_type = "months", convert_to_n = 1)

Arguments

x	Input vector of class Date.
convert_type	Default: "months". String value indicating the date type. Possible values are "days", "months".
convert_to_n	Default: 1. Numeric value indicating the number of convert_types to convert to. Example: convert_type="months" and convert_to_n=3 indicates a quarterly conversion.

Value

Converted Date vector of class mdpms.Date with attributes adder (function that adds units), convert_to_n, and convert_type.

mds documentation built on July 1, 2020, 10:38 p.m.