timeToSecs

Function: timeToSecs()

Converts a duration in hours, minutes and seconds into total number of seconds. The hours or minutes part of the duration can be omitted.

Padding zeroes, e.g. 02:34, are allowed.

Syntax

timeToSecs(durationString, separator)

ArgumentTypeDescription
durationStringStringDuration in format hh:mm:ss, mm:ss or ss.
separatorStringSeparator used between the individual parts of the duration.

Examples

timeToSecs("01:00:03",":")

Returns 3603.

timeToSecs("2 03"," ")

Returns 123.

timeToSecs("43"," ")

Returns 43.

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