Mapping Toolbox

timedim

Convert times between different units

Syntax

• timeout = timedim(anglin,from,to)
  

Description

timeout = timedim(timein,from,to) returns the value of the input time timein, which is in units specified by the valid time units string from, in the desired units given by the valid time units string to. Valid time units strings are:

• 'hours' or 'hr'        for decimal hours
  'seconds' or 'sec'     for seconds
  'hms'                  for hours-minutes-seconds
  'hm'                   for hours-minutes
  

Examples

Convert from hours to seconds:

• timedim(2.56,'hours','seconds')
  ans =
          9216
  

What is the difference between hms and hm? (best displayed in bank format)

• format bank
  timedim(2.56,'hours','hms')
  ans =
          233.36
  
  timedim(2.56,'hours','hm')
  ans =
          234.00
  

The hm answer is the hms answer correctly rounded to whole minutes
(i.e., rounded based on 60 seconds per minute, not 100).

See Also

angledim	Convert angle units
distdim	Convert distance units
hr2hms hr2sec	Other direct time conversion functions
time2str	Convert time to selected display string

time2str

timezone