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 year
MM = 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.