FormatDuration
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The Formatduration()
function converts a duration to text according to the provided format.
This function is NOT SQL compatible. For more information about SQL compatibility, see our documentation.
Returns a new text string that is the text representation of a duration.
Returns Invalid expression
ifnumber
is unknown or the indicated format is not valid for duration.
Name | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
The format
parameter can contain a number of WEM specific options:
days - returns the total number of days in the duration
hours- returns the total number of hours in the duration
minutes - returns the total number of minutes in the duration
seconds - returns the total number of seconds in the duration
long - returns the duration as a written string, based on the portal language
stopwatch - returns the duration formatted as follows: (hours):(minutes):(seconds)
clock - returns the duration formatted as follows: (hours):(minutes)
You can also use the [Microsoft format strings](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee372287(v=vs.110).aspx ) to format the duration.
duration
date time
a duration, in minutes, hours or seconds.
format
numeric
the format is used to specify how the duration should be represented. You can find the different formats below.
language
yes/no
this parameter is used to specify the time representation of that language. If the language parameter contains an unknown value, the default portal language is used to format the duration.