Time Formats
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This table lists the possible formats for expressing time values.
| Format | Description | Examples | Supported by |
|---|---|---|---|
| h:min:s.f | h = hours min = minutes s = seconds f = fraction of a second |
"03:45:10"" = 3 hours, 45 minutes, 10 seconds "10:35" = 10 minutes, 35 seconds "10.5" = 10 and one-half seconds "1:00.375" = 1 minute, 0.375 seconds |
begin, clipBegin, clipEnd, dur, end, repeatDur, syncTolerance |
| number [h | min | s | ms] | h = hours min = minutes s = seconds (default) ms = milliseconds |
"3h" = 3 hours "20min" = 20 minutes "3.5s" or "3.5" = 3 and one-half seconds "25ms" = 25 milliseconds |
begin, dur, end, repeatDur, syncTolerance |
| wallclock(" YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sTZD ") | Complete date plus hours, minutes, seconds, and a decimal fraction of a second.
Note Values are case-sensitive.
YYYY = 4-digit yearMM = 2-digit month DD = 2-digit day T = literal "T" denotes the start of the time portion hh = hour mm = minutes ss = seconds s = fraction of a second TZD = time zone |
"1997-07-16T19:20:30.45+01:00" "1997-07-16" = July 16, 1997 "T" = separator between date and time "19:20:30.45" = 7:20 P.M., and 30.45 seconds "+01:00" = Coordinated universal time (UTC) plus one hour |
begin, end |
Note that signed clock values (+ or -) are also legal. All clock values are assumed to be positive (+) by default.