dp_to_datetime: Convert a vector to 'datetime' using the specified field...

In djvanderlaan/datapackage: Creating and Reading Data Packages

Convert a vector to 'datetime' using the specified field descriptor

Description

Convert a vector to 'datetime' using the specified field descriptor

Usage

dp_to_datetime(x, fielddescriptor = list(), ...)

Arguments

x	the vector to convert.
fielddescriptor	the field descriptor for the field.
...	passed on to other methods.

Details

When fielddescriptor is missing a default field descriptor is generated.

For the default format 'iso8601::iso8601todatetime' is used to convert. This function allows more formats than the Data Package standard prescribes. When format equals "any" the default 'as.POSIXct' function is used.

When x is numeric or integer, it is assumed that these are seconds since the unix time epoch (1970-01-01T00:00:00).

Value

Will return an POSIXct vector with fielddescriptor added as the 'fielddescriptor' attribute.

djvanderlaan/datapackage documentation built on June 12, 2025, 2:44 a.m.