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Duration.From

Creates a duration from the given value.

Syntax​

Duration.From(
    value as any
) as duration

Remarks​

Returns a duration value from the given value. If the given value is null, Duration.From returns null. If the given value is duration, value is returned. Values of the following types can be converted to a duration value:

  • text: A duration value from textual elapsed time forms (d.h:m:s). Refer to Duration.FromText for details.
  • number: A duration equivalent to the number of whole and fractional days expressed by value.
If value is of any other type, an error is returned.

Examples​

Example #1​

Convert <code>2.525</code> into a <code>duration</code> value.

Duration.From(2.525)

Result:

#duration(2, 12, 36, 0)

Category​

Duration