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imported>Jeremy (New page: ===Purpose=== Returns a string describing the time interval provided (in seconds). ===Synopsis=== :string = besttime(time) ===Description=== Input (time) is the time interval to be de...) |
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Returns a string describing the time interval | Returns a string describing the input time interval. | ||
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===Description=== | ===Description=== | ||
Input (time) is the time interval to be described ( | Input (time) is the time interval in seconds to be described and (string) is a character string with the time (in appropriate units). | ||
===Examples=== | |||
:out = besttime(95); gives out = '1.6 minutes' | |||
:out = besttime(195); gives out = '3.3 minutes' | |||
:out = besttime(60); gives out = '1 minutes' | |||
:out = besttime(60*60); gives out ='60 minutes' | |||
:out = besttime(60*60*24); gives out = '24 hours' | |||
===See Also=== | ===See Also=== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:51, 25 September 2008
Purpose
Returns a string describing the input time interval.
Synopsis
- string = besttime(time)
Description
Input (time) is the time interval in seconds to be described and (string) is a character string with the time (in appropriate units).
Examples
- out = besttime(95); gives out = '1.6 minutes'
- out = besttime(195); gives out = '3.3 minutes'
- out = besttime(60); gives out = '1 minutes'
- out = besttime(60*60); gives out ='60 minutes'
- out = besttime(60*60*24); gives out = '24 hours'