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array.toDuration() function

array.toDuration() is experimental and subject to change at any time.

array.toDuration() converts all values in an array to durations.

Supported array types and behaviors

  • [int] (parsed as nanosecond epoch timestamps)
  • [string] with values that use duration literal representation.
  • [uint] (parsed as nanosecond epoch timestamps)
Function type signature
(<-arr: [A]) => [duration]

For more information, see Function type signatures.

Parameters

arr

Array of values to convert. Default is the piped-forward array (<-).

Examples

Convert an array of integers to durations

import "experimental/array"

arr = [80000000000, 56000000000, 132000000000]

array.toDuration(arr: arr)// Returns [1m20s, 56s, 2m12s]

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