<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="x-ua-compatible" content="ie=edge"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <meta name="generator" content="ExDoc v0.19.1"> <title>Time – Elixir v1.7.2</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="dist/app-240d7fc7e5.css" /> <link rel="canonical" href="https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/v1.7/Time.html" /> <script src="dist/sidebar_items-cdf4e58b19.js"></script> </head> <body data-type="modules"> <script>try { if(localStorage.getItem('night-mode')) document.body.className += ' night-mode'; } catch (e) { }</script> <div class="main"> <button class="sidebar-button sidebar-toggle"> <span class="icon-menu" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Toggle Sidebar</span> </button> <button class="sidebar-button night-mode-toggle"> <span class="icon-theme" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Toggle Theme</span> </button> <section class="sidebar"> <a href="http://elixir-lang.org/docs.html" class="sidebar-projectLink"> <div class="sidebar-projectDetails"> <h1 class="sidebar-projectName"> Elixir </h1> <h2 class="sidebar-projectVersion"> v1.7.2 </h2> </div> <img src="assets/logo.png" alt="Elixir" class="sidebar-projectImage"> </a> <form class="sidebar-search" action="search.html"> <button type="submit" class="search-button"> <span class="icon-search" aria-hidden="true"></span> </button> <input name="q" type="text" id="search-list" class="search-input" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search" autocomplete="off" /> </form> <ul class="sidebar-listNav"> <li><a id="extras-list" href="#full-list">Pages</a></li> <li><a id="modules-list" href="#full-list">Modules</a></li> <li><a id="exceptions-list" href="#full-list">Exceptions</a></li> </ul> <div class="gradient"></div> <ul id="full-list" class="sidebar-fullList"></ul> </section> <section class="content"> <div class="content-outer"> <div id="content" class="content-inner"> <h1> <small class="visible-xs">Elixir v1.7.2</small> Time <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/time.ex#L1" title="View Source" class="view-source" rel="help"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> </h1> <section id="moduledoc"> <p>A Time struct and functions.</p> <p>The Time struct contains the fields hour, minute, second and microseconds. New times can be built with the <a href="#new/4"><code class="inline">new/4</code></a> function or using the <a href="Kernel.html#sigil_T/2"><code class="inline">~T</code></a> sigil:</p> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="sx">~T[23:00:07.001]</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[23:00:07.001]</span></code></pre> <p>Both <a href="#new/4"><code class="inline">new/4</code></a> and sigil return a struct where the time fields can be accessed directly:</p> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="n">time</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[23:00:07.001]</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="n">time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">hour</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">23</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="n">time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">microsecond</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="1554919890-1">{</span><span class="mi">1000</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">3</span><span class="p" data-group-id="1554919890-1">}</span></code></pre> <p>The functions on this module work with the <a href="Time.html#content"><code class="inline">Time</code></a> struct as well as any struct that contains the same fields as the <a href="Time.html#content"><code class="inline">Time</code></a> struct, such as <a href="NaiveDateTime.html"><code class="inline">NaiveDateTime</code></a> and <a href="DateTime.html"><code class="inline">DateTime</code></a>. Such functions expect <a href="Calendar.html#t:time/0"><code class="inline">Calendar.time/0</code></a> in their typespecs (instead of <a href="#t:t/0"><code class="inline">t/0</code></a>).</p> <p>Developers should avoid creating the Time structs directly and instead rely on the functions provided by this module as well as the ones in 3rd party calendar libraries.</p> <h2 id="module-comparing-times" class="section-heading"> <a href="#module-comparing-times" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> Comparing times </h2> <p>Comparisons in Elixir using <a href="Kernel.html#==/2"><code class="inline">==/2</code></a>, <a href="Kernel.html#%253E/2"><code class="inline">>/2</code></a>, <a href="Kernel.html#%253C/2"><code class="inline"></2</code></a> and similar are structural and based on the <a href="Time.html#content"><code class="inline">Time</code></a> struct fields. For proper comparison between times, use the <a href="#compare/2"><code class="inline">compare/2</code></a> function.</p> </section> <section id="summary" class="details-list"> <h1 class="section-heading"> <a class="hover-link" href="#summary"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this section</span> </a> Summary </h1> <div class="summary-types summary"> <h2> <a href="#types">Types</a> </h2> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#t:t/0">t()</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="summary-functions summary"> <h2> <a href="#functions">Functions</a> </h2> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#add/3">add(time, number, unit \\ :second)</a> </div> <div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Adds the <code class="inline">number</code> of <code class="inline">unit</code>s to the given <code class="inline">time</code></p> </div> </div> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#compare/2">compare(time1, time2)</a> </div> <div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Compares two time structs</p> </div> </div> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#convert!/2">convert!(time, calendar)</a> </div> <div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Similar to <a href="Time.html#convert/2"><code class="inline">Time.convert/2</code></a>, but raises an <a href="ArgumentError.html"><code class="inline">ArgumentError</code></a> if the conversion between the two calendars is not possible</p> </div> </div> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#convert/2">convert(time, calendar)</a> </div> <div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Converts given <code class="inline">time</code> to a different calendar</p> </div> </div> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#diff/3">diff(time1, time2, unit \\ :second)</a> </div> <div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Returns the difference between two times, considering only the hour, minute, second and microsecond</p> </div> </div> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#from_erl!/3">from_erl!(tuple, microsecond \\ {0, 0}, calendar \\ Calendar.ISO)</a> </div> <div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Converts an Erlang time tuple to a <a href="Time.html#content"><code class="inline">Time</code></a> struct</p> </div> </div> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#from_erl/3">from_erl(tuple, microsecond \\ {0, 0}, calendar \\ Calendar.ISO)</a> </div> <div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Converts an Erlang time tuple to a <a href="Time.html#content"><code class="inline">Time</code></a> struct</p> </div> </div> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#from_iso8601!/2">from_iso8601!(string, calendar \\ Calendar.ISO)</a> </div> <div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Parses the extended “Local time” format described by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601">ISO 8601:2004</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#from_iso8601/2">from_iso8601(string, calendar \\ Calendar.ISO)</a> </div> <div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Parses the extended “Local time” format described by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601">ISO 8601:2004</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#new/5">new(hour, minute, second, microsecond \\ {0, 0}, calendar \\ Calendar.ISO)</a> </div> <div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Builds a new time</p> </div> </div> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#to_erl/1">to_erl(time)</a> </div> <div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Converts given <code class="inline">time</code> to an Erlang time tuple</p> </div> </div> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#to_iso8601/2">to_iso8601(time, format \\ :extended)</a> </div> <div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Converts the given time to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601">ISO 8601:2004</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#to_string/1">to_string(time)</a> </div> <div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Converts the given <code class="inline">time</code> to a string</p> </div> </div> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#truncate/2">truncate(time, precision)</a> </div> <div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Returns the given time with the microsecond field truncated to the given precision (<code class="inline">:microsecond</code>, <code class="inline">millisecond</code> or <code class="inline">:second</code>)</p> </div> </div> <div class="summary-row"> <div class="summary-signature"> <a href="#utc_now/1">utc_now(calendar \\ Calendar.ISO)</a> </div> <div class="summary-synopsis"><p>Returns the current time in UTC</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="types" class="details-list"> <h1 class="section-heading"> <a class="hover-link" href="#types"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this section</span> </a> Types </h1> <div class="types-list"> <div class="detail" id="t:t/0"> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#t:t/0" class="detail-link" title="Link to this type"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this type</span> </a> <span class="signature">t()</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/time.ex#L40" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> <div class="specs"> <pre>t() :: %Time{ calendar: <a href="Calendar.html#t:calendar/0">Calendar.calendar</a>(), hour: <a href="Calendar.html#t:hour/0">Calendar.hour</a>(), microsecond: <a href="Calendar.html#t:microsecond/0">Calendar.microsecond</a>(), minute: <a href="Calendar.html#t:minute/0">Calendar.minute</a>(), second: <a href="Calendar.html#t:second/0">Calendar.second</a>() }</pre> </div> </div> <section class="docstring"> </section> </div> </div> </section> <section id="functions" class="details-list"> <h1 class="section-heading"> <a class="hover-link" href="#functions"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this section</span> </a> Functions </h1> <div class="detail" id="add/3"> <span id="add/2"></span> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#add/3" class="detail-link" title="Link to this function"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this function</span> </a> <span class="signature">add(time, number, unit \\ :second)</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/time.ex#L406" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> <span class="note">(since 1.6.0)</span> <div class="specs"> <pre>add(<a href="Calendar.html#t:time/0">Calendar.time</a>(), <a href="typespecs.html#basic-types">integer</a>(), <a href="System.html#t:time_unit/0">System.time_unit</a>()) :: <a href="#t:t/0">t</a>()</pre> </div> </div> <section class="docstring"> <p>Adds the <code class="inline">number</code> of <code class="inline">unit</code>s to the given <code class="inline">time</code>.</p> <p>This function accepts the <code class="inline">number</code> measured according to <a href="Calendar.ISO.html"><code class="inline">Calendar.ISO</code></a>. The time is returned in the same calendar as it was given in.</p> <p>Note the result value represents the time of day, meaning that it is cyclic, for instance, it will never go over 24 hours for the ISO calendar.</p> <h2 id="add/3-examples" class="section-heading"> <a href="#add/3-examples" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> Examples </h2> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9428576735-1">(</span><span class="sx">~T[10:00:00]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">27000</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9428576735-1">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[17:30:00.000000]</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9428576735-2">(</span><span class="sx">~T[11:00:00.005]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">2400</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9428576735-2">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[11:40:00.005000]</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9428576735-3">(</span><span class="sx">~T[00:00:00]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">86_399_999</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:millisecond</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9428576735-3">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[23:59:59.999000]</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9428576735-4">(</span><span class="sx">~T[17:10:05]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">86400</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9428576735-4">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[17:10:05.000000]</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">add</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9428576735-5">(</span><span class="sx">~T[23:00:00]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">60</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9428576735-5">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[22:59:00.000000]</span></code></pre> </section> </div> <div class="detail" id="compare/2"> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#compare/2" class="detail-link" title="Link to this function"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this function</span> </a> <span class="signature">compare(time1, time2)</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/time.ex#L464" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> <span class="note">(since 1.4.0)</span> <div class="specs"> <pre>compare(<a href="Calendar.html#t:time/0">Calendar.time</a>(), <a href="Calendar.html#t:time/0">Calendar.time</a>()) :: :lt | :eq | :gt</pre> </div> </div> <section class="docstring"> <p>Compares two time structs.</p> <p>Returns <code class="inline">:gt</code> if first time is later than the second and <code class="inline">:lt</code> for vice versa. If the two times are equal <code class="inline">:eq</code> is returned.</p> <h2 id="compare/2-examples" class="section-heading"> <a href="#compare/2-examples" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> Examples </h2> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">compare</span><span class="p" data-group-id="1660316414-1">(</span><span class="sx">~T[16:04:16]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[16:04:28]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="1660316414-1">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:lt</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">compare</span><span class="p" data-group-id="1660316414-2">(</span><span class="sx">~T[16:04:16]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[16:04:16]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="1660316414-2">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:eq</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">compare</span><span class="p" data-group-id="1660316414-3">(</span><span class="sx">~T[16:04:16.01]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[16:04:16.001]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="1660316414-3">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:gt</span></code></pre> <p>This function can also be used to compare across more complex calendar types by considering only the time fields:</p> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">compare</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6480291912-1">(</span><span class="ld">~N[1900-01-01 16:04:16]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ld">~N[2015-01-01 16:04:16]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6480291912-1">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:eq</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">compare</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6480291912-2">(</span><span class="ld">~N[2015-01-01 16:04:16]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ld">~N[2015-01-01 16:04:28]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6480291912-2">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:lt</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">compare</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6480291912-3">(</span><span class="ld">~N[2015-01-01 16:04:16.01]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ld">~N[2000-01-01 16:04:16.001]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6480291912-3">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:gt</span></code></pre> </section> </div> <div class="detail" id="convert!/2"> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#convert!/2" class="detail-link" title="Link to this function"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this function</span> </a> <span class="signature">convert!(time, calendar)</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/time.ex#L549" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> <span class="note">(since 1.5.0)</span> <div class="specs"> <pre>convert!(<a href="Calendar.html#t:time/0">Calendar.time</a>(), <a href="Calendar.html#t:calendar/0">Calendar.calendar</a>()) :: <a href="#t:t/0">t</a>()</pre> </div> </div> <section class="docstring"> <p>Similar to <a href="Time.html#convert/2"><code class="inline">Time.convert/2</code></a>, but raises an <a href="ArgumentError.html"><code class="inline">ArgumentError</code></a> if the conversion between the two calendars is not possible.</p> <h2 id="convert!/2-examples" class="section-heading"> <a href="#convert!/2-examples" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> Examples </h2> <p>Imagine someone implements <code class="inline">Calendar.Holocene</code>, a calendar based on the Gregorian calendar that adds exactly 10,000 years to the current Gregorian year:</p> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">convert!</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3230889000-1">(</span><span class="sx">~T[13:30:15]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nc">Calendar.Holocene</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3230889000-1">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="3230889000-2">%</span><span class="nc" data-group-id="3230889000-2">Time</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3230889000-2">{</span><span class="ss">calendar</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nc">Calendar.Holocene</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">hour</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">13</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">minute</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">30</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">second</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">15</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">microsecond</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="3230889000-3">{</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3230889000-3">}</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3230889000-2">}</span></code></pre> </section> </div> <div class="detail" id="convert/2"> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#convert/2" class="detail-link" title="Link to this function"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this function</span> </a> <span class="signature">convert(time, calendar)</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/time.ex#L516" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> <span class="note">(since 1.5.0)</span> <div class="specs"> <pre>convert(<a href="Calendar.html#t:time/0">Calendar.time</a>(), <a href="Calendar.html#t:calendar/0">Calendar.calendar</a>()) :: {:ok, <a href="#t:t/0">t</a>()} | {:error, <a href="typespecs.html#basic-types">atom</a>()}</pre> </div> </div> <section class="docstring"> <p>Converts given <code class="inline">time</code> to a different calendar.</p> <p>Returns <code class="inline">{:ok, time}</code> if the conversion was successful, or <code class="inline">{:error, reason}</code> if it was not, for some reason.</p> <h2 id="convert/2-examples" class="section-heading"> <a href="#convert/2-examples" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> Examples </h2> <p>Imagine someone implements <code class="inline">Calendar.Holocene</code>, a calendar based on the Gregorian calendar that adds exactly 10,000 years to the current Gregorian year:</p> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">convert</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6838195936-1">(</span><span class="sx">~T[13:30:15]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nc">Calendar.Holocene</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6838195936-1">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="6838195936-2">{</span><span class="ss">:ok</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="6838195936-3">%</span><span class="nc" data-group-id="6838195936-3">Time</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6838195936-3">{</span><span class="ss">calendar</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nc">Calendar.Holocene</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">hour</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">13</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">minute</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">30</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">second</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">15</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">microsecond</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="6838195936-4">{</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6838195936-4">}</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6838195936-3">}</span><span class="p" data-group-id="6838195936-2">}</span></code></pre> </section> </div> <div class="detail" id="diff/3"> <span id="diff/2"></span> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#diff/3" class="detail-link" title="Link to this function"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this function</span> </a> <span class="signature">diff(time1, time2, unit \\ :second)</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/time.ex#L600" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> <span class="note">(since 1.5.0)</span> <div class="specs"> <pre>diff(<a href="Calendar.html#t:time/0">Calendar.time</a>(), <a href="Calendar.html#t:time/0">Calendar.time</a>(), <a href="System.html#t:time_unit/0">System.time_unit</a>()) :: <a href="typespecs.html#basic-types">integer</a>()</pre> </div> </div> <section class="docstring"> <p>Returns the difference between two times, considering only the hour, minute, second and microsecond.</p> <p>As with the <a href="#compare/2"><code class="inline">compare/2</code></a> function both <a href="Time.html#content"><code class="inline">Time</code></a> structs and other structures containing time can be used. If for instance a <a href="NaiveDateTime.html"><code class="inline">NaiveDateTime</code></a> or <a href="DateTime.html"><code class="inline">DateTime</code></a> is passed, only the hour, month, second, and microsecond is considered. Any additional information about a date or time zone is ignored when calculating the difference.</p> <p>The answer can be returned in any <code class="inline">unit</code> available from <a href="System.html#t:time_unit/0"><code class="inline">System.time_unit/0</code></a>. If the first unit is smaller than the second, a negative number is returned.</p> <p>This function returns the difference in seconds where seconds are measured according to <a href="Calendar.ISO.html"><code class="inline">Calendar.ISO</code></a>.</p> <h2 id="diff/3-examples" class="section-heading"> <a href="#diff/3-examples" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> Examples </h2> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">diff</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5602197497-1">(</span><span class="sx">~T[00:29:12]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[00:29:10]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5602197497-1">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># When passing a [`NaiveDateTime`](NaiveDateTime.html) the date part is ignored.</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">diff</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5602197497-2">(</span><span class="ld">~N[2017-01-01 00:29:12]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[00:29:10]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5602197497-2">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># Two [`NaiveDateTime`](NaiveDateTime.html) structs could have big differences in the date</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># but only the time part is considered.</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">diff</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5602197497-3">(</span><span class="ld">~N[2017-01-01 00:29:12]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ld">~N[1900-02-03 00:29:10]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5602197497-3">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">diff</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5602197497-4">(</span><span class="sx">~T[00:29:12]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[00:29:10]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:microsecond</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5602197497-4">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">2_000_000</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">diff</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5602197497-5">(</span><span class="sx">~T[00:29:10]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[00:29:12]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:microsecond</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5602197497-5">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">2_000_000</span></code></pre> </section> </div> <div class="detail" id="from_erl!/3"> <span id="from_erl!/1"></span> <span id="from_erl!/2"></span> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#from_erl!/3" class="detail-link" title="Link to this function"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this function</span> </a> <span class="signature">from_erl!(tuple, microsecond \\ {0, 0}, calendar \\ Calendar.ISO)</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/time.ex#L370" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> <div class="specs"> <pre>from_erl!(<a href="http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/calendar.html#type-time">:calendar.time</a>(), <a href="Calendar.html#t:microsecond/0">Calendar.microsecond</a>(), <a href="Calendar.html#t:calendar/0">Calendar.calendar</a>()) :: <a href="#t:t/0">t</a>()</pre> </div> </div> <section class="docstring"> <p>Converts an Erlang time tuple to a <a href="Time.html#content"><code class="inline">Time</code></a> struct.</p> <h2 id="from_erl!/3-examples" class="section-heading"> <a href="#from_erl!/3-examples" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> Examples </h2> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">from_erl!</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9921628257-1">(</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9921628257-2">{</span><span class="mi">23</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">30</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">15</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9921628257-2">}</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9921628257-1">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[23:30:15]</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">from_erl!</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9921628257-3">(</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9921628257-4">{</span><span class="mi">23</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">30</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">15</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9921628257-4">}</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="9921628257-5">{</span><span class="mi">5000</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">3</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9921628257-5">}</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9921628257-3">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[23:30:15.005]</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">from_erl!</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9921628257-6">(</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9921628257-7">{</span><span class="mi">24</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">30</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">15</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9921628257-7">}</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9921628257-6">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gt">** (ArgumentError) cannot convert {24, 30, 15} to time, reason: :invalid_time</span></code></pre> </section> </div> <div class="detail" id="from_erl/3"> <span id="from_erl/1"></span> <span id="from_erl/2"></span> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#from_erl/3" class="detail-link" title="Link to this function"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this function</span> </a> <span class="signature">from_erl(tuple, microsecond \\ {0, 0}, calendar \\ Calendar.ISO)</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/time.ex#L351" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> <div class="specs"> <pre>from_erl(<a href="http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/calendar.html#type-time">:calendar.time</a>(), <a href="Calendar.html#t:microsecond/0">Calendar.microsecond</a>(), <a href="Calendar.html#t:calendar/0">Calendar.calendar</a>()) :: {:ok, <a href="#t:t/0">t</a>()} | {:error, <a href="typespecs.html#basic-types">atom</a>()}</pre> </div> </div> <section class="docstring"> <p>Converts an Erlang time tuple to a <a href="Time.html#content"><code class="inline">Time</code></a> struct.</p> <h2 id="from_erl/3-examples" class="section-heading"> <a href="#from_erl/3-examples" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> Examples </h2> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">from_erl</span><span class="p" data-group-id="1602859841-1">(</span><span class="p" data-group-id="1602859841-2">{</span><span class="mi">23</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">30</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">15</span><span class="p" data-group-id="1602859841-2">}</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="1602859841-3">{</span><span class="mi">5000</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">3</span><span class="p" data-group-id="1602859841-3">}</span><span class="p" data-group-id="1602859841-1">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="1602859841-4">{</span><span class="ss">:ok</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[23:30:15.005]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="1602859841-4">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">from_erl</span><span class="p" data-group-id="1602859841-5">(</span><span class="p" data-group-id="1602859841-6">{</span><span class="mi">24</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">30</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">15</span><span class="p" data-group-id="1602859841-6">}</span><span class="p" data-group-id="1602859841-5">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="1602859841-7">{</span><span class="ss">:error</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:invalid_time</span><span class="p" data-group-id="1602859841-7">}</span></code></pre> </section> </div> <div class="detail" id="from_iso8601!/2"> <span id="from_iso8601!/1"></span> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#from_iso8601!/2" class="detail-link" title="Link to this function"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this function</span> </a> <span class="signature">from_iso8601!(string, calendar \\ Calendar.ISO)</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/time.ex#L262" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> <div class="specs"> <pre>from_iso8601!(<a href="String.html#t:t/0">String.t</a>(), <a href="Calendar.html#t:calendar/0">Calendar.calendar</a>()) :: <a href="#t:t/0">t</a>()</pre> </div> </div> <section class="docstring"> <p>Parses the extended “Local time” format described by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601">ISO 8601:2004</a>.</p> <p>Raises if the format is invalid.</p> <h2 id="from_iso8601!/2-examples" class="section-heading"> <a href="#from_iso8601!/2-examples" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> Examples </h2> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">from_iso8601!</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9411549509-1">(</span><span class="s">"23:50:07,123Z"</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9411549509-1">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[23:50:07.123]</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">from_iso8601!</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9411549509-2">(</span><span class="s">"23:50:07.123Z"</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9411549509-2">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[23:50:07.123]</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">from_iso8601!</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9411549509-3">(</span><span class="s">"2015:01:23 23-50-07"</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9411549509-3">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gt">** (ArgumentError) cannot parse "2015:01:23 23-50-07" as time, reason: :invalid_format</span></code></pre> </section> </div> <div class="detail" id="from_iso8601/2"> <span id="from_iso8601/1"></span> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#from_iso8601/2" class="detail-link" title="Link to this function"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this function</span> </a> <span class="signature">from_iso8601(string, calendar \\ Calendar.ISO)</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/time.ex#L224" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> <div class="specs"> <pre>from_iso8601(<a href="String.html#t:t/0">String.t</a>(), <a href="Calendar.html#t:calendar/0">Calendar.calendar</a>()) :: {:ok, <a href="#t:t/0">t</a>()} | {:error, <a href="typespecs.html#basic-types">atom</a>()}</pre> </div> </div> <section class="docstring"> <p>Parses the extended “Local time” format described by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601">ISO 8601:2004</a>.</p> <p>Time zone offset may be included in the string but they will be simply discarded as such information is not included in times.</p> <p>As specified in the standard, the separator “T” may be omitted if desired as there is no ambiguity within this function.</p> <p>Time representations with reduced accuracy are not supported.</p> <p>Note that while ISO 8601 allows times to specify 24:00:00 as the zero hour of the next day, this notation is not supported by Elixir.</p> <h2 id="from_iso8601/2-examples" class="section-heading"> <a href="#from_iso8601/2-examples" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> Examples </h2> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">from_iso8601</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-1">(</span><span class="s">"23:50:07"</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-1">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-2">{</span><span class="ss">:ok</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[23:50:07]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-2">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">from_iso8601</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-3">(</span><span class="s">"23:50:07Z"</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-3">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-4">{</span><span class="ss">:ok</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[23:50:07]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-4">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">from_iso8601</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-5">(</span><span class="s">"T23:50:07Z"</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-5">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-6">{</span><span class="ss">:ok</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[23:50:07]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-6">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">from_iso8601</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-7">(</span><span class="s">"23:50:07,0123456"</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-7">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-8">{</span><span class="ss">:ok</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[23:50:07.012345]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-8">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">from_iso8601</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-9">(</span><span class="s">"23:50:07.0123456"</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-9">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-10">{</span><span class="ss">:ok</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[23:50:07.012345]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-10">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">from_iso8601</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-11">(</span><span class="s">"23:50:07.123Z"</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-11">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-12">{</span><span class="ss">:ok</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[23:50:07.123]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-12">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">from_iso8601</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-13">(</span><span class="s">"2015:01:23 23-50-07"</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-13">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-14">{</span><span class="ss">:error</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:invalid_format</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-14">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">from_iso8601</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-15">(</span><span class="s">"23:50:07A"</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-15">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-16">{</span><span class="ss">:error</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:invalid_format</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-16">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">from_iso8601</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-17">(</span><span class="s">"23:50:07."</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-17">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-18">{</span><span class="ss">:error</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:invalid_format</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-18">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">from_iso8601</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-19">(</span><span class="s">"23:50:61"</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-19">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-20">{</span><span class="ss">:error</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:invalid_time</span><span class="p" data-group-id="9261765497-20">}</span></code></pre> </section> </div> <div class="detail" id="new/5"> <span id="new/3"></span> <span id="new/4"></span> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#new/5" class="detail-link" title="Link to this function"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this function</span> </a> <span class="signature">new(hour, minute, second, microsecond \\ {0, 0}, calendar \\ Calendar.ISO)</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/time.ex#L125" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> <div class="specs"> <pre>new( <a href="Calendar.html#t:hour/0">Calendar.hour</a>(), <a href="Calendar.html#t:minute/0">Calendar.minute</a>(), <a href="Calendar.html#t:second/0">Calendar.second</a>(), <a href="Calendar.html#t:microsecond/0">Calendar.microsecond</a>() | <a href="typespecs.html#basic-types">integer</a>(), <a href="Calendar.html#t:calendar/0">Calendar.calendar</a>() ) :: {:ok, <a href="#t:t/0">t</a>()} | {:error, <a href="typespecs.html#basic-types">atom</a>()}</pre> </div> </div> <section class="docstring"> <p>Builds a new time.</p> <p>Expects all values to be integers. Returns <code class="inline">{:ok, time}</code> if each entry fits its appropriate range, returns <code class="inline">{:error, reason}</code> otherwise.</p> <p>Note a time may have 60 seconds in case of leap seconds. Microseconds can also be given with a precision, which must be an integer between 0 and 6.</p> <h2 id="new/5-examples" class="section-heading"> <a href="#new/5-examples" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> Examples </h2> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">new</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-1">(</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-1">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-2">{</span><span class="ss">:ok</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[00:00:00.000000]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-2">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">new</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-3">(</span><span class="mi">23</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">59</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">59</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">999_999</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-3">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-4">{</span><span class="ss">:ok</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[23:59:59.999999]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-4">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">new</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-5">(</span><span class="mi">23</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">59</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">60</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">999_999</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-5">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-6">{</span><span class="ss">:ok</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[23:59:60.999999]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-6">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># Time with microseconds and their precision</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">new</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-7">(</span><span class="mi">23</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">59</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">60</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-8">{</span><span class="mi">10_000</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-8">}</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-7">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-9">{</span><span class="ss">:ok</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[23:59:60.01]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-9">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">new</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-10">(</span><span class="mi">24</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">59</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">59</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">999_999</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-10">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-11">{</span><span class="ss">:error</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:invalid_time</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-11">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">new</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-12">(</span><span class="mi">23</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">60</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">59</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">999_999</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-12">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-13">{</span><span class="ss">:error</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:invalid_time</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-13">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">new</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-14">(</span><span class="mi">23</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">59</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">61</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">999_999</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-14">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-15">{</span><span class="ss">:error</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:invalid_time</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-15">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">new</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-16">(</span><span class="mi">23</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">59</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">59</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">1_000_000</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-16">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-17">{</span><span class="ss">:error</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:invalid_time</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-17">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="c1"># Invalid precision</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">new</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-18">(</span><span class="mi">23</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">59</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">59</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-19">{</span><span class="mi">999_999</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-19">}</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-18">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-20">{</span><span class="ss">:error</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:invalid_time</span><span class="p" data-group-id="7163945766-20">}</span></code></pre> </section> </div> <div class="detail" id="to_erl/1"> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#to_erl/1" class="detail-link" title="Link to this function"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this function</span> </a> <span class="signature">to_erl(time)</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/time.ex#L331" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> <div class="specs"> <pre>to_erl(<a href="Calendar.html#t:time/0">Calendar.time</a>()) :: <a href="http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/calendar.html#type-time">:calendar.time</a>()</pre> </div> </div> <section class="docstring"> <p>Converts given <code class="inline">time</code> to an Erlang time tuple.</p> <p>WARNING: Loss of precision may occur, as Erlang time tuples only contain hours/minutes/seconds.</p> <h2 id="to_erl/1-examples" class="section-heading"> <a href="#to_erl/1-examples" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> Examples </h2> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">to_erl</span><span class="p" data-group-id="0255314821-1">(</span><span class="sx">~T[23:30:15.999]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="0255314821-1">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="0255314821-2">{</span><span class="mi">23</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">30</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">15</span><span class="p" data-group-id="0255314821-2">}</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">to_erl</span><span class="p" data-group-id="0255314821-3">(</span><span class="ld">~N[2010-04-17 23:30:15.999]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="0255314821-3">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p" data-group-id="0255314821-4">{</span><span class="mi">23</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">30</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">15</span><span class="p" data-group-id="0255314821-4">}</span></code></pre> </section> </div> <div class="detail" id="to_iso8601/2"> <span id="to_iso8601/1"></span> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#to_iso8601/2" class="detail-link" title="Link to this function"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this function</span> </a> <span class="signature">to_iso8601(time, format \\ :extended)</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/time.ex#L309" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> <div class="specs"> <pre>to_iso8601(<a href="Calendar.html#t:time/0">Calendar.time</a>(), :extended | :basic) :: <a href="String.html#t:t/0">String.t</a>()</pre> </div> </div> <section class="docstring"> <p>Converts the given time to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601">ISO 8601:2004</a>.</p> <p>By default, <a href="Time.html#to_iso8601/2"><code class="inline">Time.to_iso8601/2</code></a> returns times formatted in the “extended” format, for human readability. It also supports the “basic” format through passing the <code class="inline">:basic</code> option.</p> <h3 id="to_iso8601/2-examples" class="section-heading"> <a href="#to_iso8601/2-examples" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> Examples </h3> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">to_iso8601</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3621767534-1">(</span><span class="sx">~T[23:00:13]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3621767534-1">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">"23:00:13"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">to_iso8601</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3621767534-2">(</span><span class="sx">~T[23:00:13.001]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3621767534-2">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">"23:00:13.001"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">to_iso8601</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3621767534-3">(</span><span class="sx">~T[23:00:13.001]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:basic</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3621767534-3">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">"230013.001"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">to_iso8601</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3621767534-4">(</span><span class="ld">~N[2010-04-17 23:00:13]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="3621767534-4">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">"23:00:13"</span></code></pre> </section> </div> <div class="detail" id="to_string/1"> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#to_string/1" class="detail-link" title="Link to this function"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this function</span> </a> <span class="signature">to_string(time)</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/time.ex#L166" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> <div class="specs"> <pre>to_string(<a href="Calendar.html#t:time/0">Calendar.time</a>()) :: <a href="String.html#t:t/0">String.t</a>()</pre> </div> </div> <section class="docstring"> <p>Converts the given <code class="inline">time</code> to a string.</p> <h3 id="to_string/1-examples" class="section-heading"> <a href="#to_string/1-examples" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> Examples </h3> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">to_string</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5159555679-1">(</span><span class="sx">~T[23:00:00]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5159555679-1">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">"23:00:00"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">to_string</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5159555679-2">(</span><span class="sx">~T[23:00:00.001]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5159555679-2">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">"23:00:00.001"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">to_string</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5159555679-3">(</span><span class="sx">~T[23:00:00.123456]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5159555679-3">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">"23:00:00.123456"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">to_string</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5159555679-4">(</span><span class="ld">~N[2015-01-01 23:00:00.001]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5159555679-4">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">"23:00:00.001"</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">to_string</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5159555679-5">(</span><span class="ld">~N[2015-01-01 23:00:00.123456]</span><span class="p" data-group-id="5159555679-5">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">"23:00:00.123456"</span></code></pre> </section> </div> <div class="detail" id="truncate/2"> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#truncate/2" class="detail-link" title="Link to this function"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this function</span> </a> <span class="signature">truncate(time, precision)</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/time.ex#L626" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> <span class="note">(since 1.6.0)</span> <div class="specs"> <pre>truncate(<a href="#t:t/0">t</a>(), :microsecond | :millisecond | :second) :: <a href="#t:t/0">t</a>()</pre> </div> </div> <section class="docstring"> <p>Returns the given time with the microsecond field truncated to the given precision (<code class="inline">:microsecond</code>, <code class="inline">millisecond</code> or <code class="inline">:second</code>).</p> <h2 id="truncate/2-examples" class="section-heading"> <a href="#truncate/2-examples" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> Examples </h2> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">truncate</span><span class="p" data-group-id="0541369804-1">(</span><span class="sx">~T[01:01:01.123456]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:microsecond</span><span class="p" data-group-id="0541369804-1">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[01:01:01.123456]</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">truncate</span><span class="p" data-group-id="0541369804-2">(</span><span class="sx">~T[01:01:01.123456]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:millisecond</span><span class="p" data-group-id="0541369804-2">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[01:01:01.123]</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">truncate</span><span class="p" data-group-id="0541369804-3">(</span><span class="sx">~T[01:01:01.123456]</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="ss">:second</span><span class="p" data-group-id="0541369804-3">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sx">~T[01:01:01]</span></code></pre> </section> </div> <div class="detail" id="utc_now/1"> <span id="utc_now/0"></span> <div class="detail-header"> <a href="#utc_now/1" class="detail-link" title="Link to this function"> <span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">Link to this function</span> </a> <span class="signature">utc_now(calendar \\ Calendar.ISO)</span> <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.7.2/lib/elixir/lib/calendar/time.ex#L60" class="view-source" rel="help" title="View Source"> <span class="icon-code" aria-hidden="true"></span> <span class="sr-only">View Source</span> </a> <span class="note">(since 1.4.0)</span> <div class="specs"> <pre>utc_now(<a href="Calendar.html#t:calendar/0">Calendar.calendar</a>()) :: <a href="#t:t/0">t</a>()</pre> </div> </div> <section class="docstring"> <p>Returns the current time in UTC.</p> <h2 id="utc_now/1-examples" class="section-heading"> <a href="#utc_now/1-examples" class="hover-link"><span class="icon-link" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> Examples </h2> <pre><code class="nohighlight makeup elixir"><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="n">time</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nc">Time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">utc_now</span><span class="p" data-group-id="0294923981-1">(</span><span class="p" data-group-id="0294923981-1">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="gp unselectable">iex> </span><span class="n">time</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">hour</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">>=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="no">true</span></code></pre> </section> </div> </section> <footer class="footer"> <p> <span class="line"> Built using <a href="https://github.com/elixir-lang/ex_doc" title="ExDoc" target="_blank" rel="help noopener">ExDoc</a> (v0.19.1), </span> <span class="line"> designed by <a href="https://twitter.com/dignifiedquire" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="@dignifiedquire">Friedel Ziegelmayer</a>. </span> </p> </footer> </div> </div> </section> </div> <script src="dist/app-a0c90688fa.js"></script> </body> </html>