# R: Format Methods

format-methods {timeDate} | R Documentation

## Format Methods

### Description

Formats 'timeDate' objects as ISO conform character strings.

### Usage

    ## S3 method for class 'timeDate'
    format(x, format = "", tz = "", usetz = FALSE, ...)

### Arguments

`format` | a character string describing the format.
`tz` | a timezone specification to be used for the conversion.
`usetz` | a logical.
`x` | an object of class `timeDate`.
`...` | arguments passed to other methods.

### Value

returns an ISO conform formatted character string.

### Note

This S3 method will become in the future a S4 method

### See Also

`as.character`.

### Examples

    ## timeCalendar -
       # Time Calebdar 16:00
       tC = timeCalendar() + 16*3600
       tC

    ## Format as ISO Character String:
       format(tC)

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