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Chapter FiveGeneral Functions (continued)

StringToDuration Function

Overview

The StringToDuration function converts an English language string to an ISO XML duration string.

Syntax/Parameters

Syntax

string  = StringToDuration ( string source );

Parameters

source

A string containing a duration for example, “two years”.

Return Value

Returns a string containing an XML duration such as “P2Y” or an empty string on failure. Use the GetLastError and GetLastErrorMessage function to return a formatted error code and additional information.

Remarks

The StringToDuration function takes a natural language string and converts it into a machine readable duration string.

Related Functions

Platform Support

Go13, Go16, GoFiler Complete, GoFiler Corporate, GoFiler, GoFiler Lite, GoXBRL

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