convert_time_to_year: Convert string time to numeric year

In olhmr/rscb: Access and Load SCB Data through API

Description

www.scb.se database stores time data in a few different formats, many of which has no standard conversion to numeric or time objects. This function uses the known formats to convert time data to a numeric year, to enable easy comparisons. Months and quarters are ignored, as they are not present in all tables.

Usage

convert_time_to_year(time_value)

Arguments

time_value

The time value returned from API query

Details

The formats currently supported are listed below:

• "2018" for year 2018

• "2018M01" for year 2018, January

• "2018m01" for year 2018, January

• "2018K1" for year 2018, first quarter

• "2018k1" for year 2018, first quarter

• "2018-2020" for years 2018, 2019, and 2020

• "2018/2019" for years 2018 and 2019

• "2018H1" for year 2018, first half

• "2018h1" for year 2018, first half

• "2018/19" for years 2018 and 2019

Value

Integer value of year, or NA if unable to convert

olhmr/rscb documentation built on May 15, 2019, 10:40 p.m.