TIME_TO/TIME_OF_DAY Conversions

General Information

For general hints to be considered during type conversion, refer to the chapter Type Conversion Functions.

Definition

IEC operator for conversions from the variable type TIME or TIME_OF_DAY to a different type.

Syntax

TIME_TO_<data type>

TOD_TO_<data type>

Conversion Results

The time will be stored internally in a DWORD in milliseconds (beginning with 12:00 A.M. for the TIME_OF_DAY variable). This value will then be converted.

In case of type STRING the result is a time constant.

NOTE: The operators that convert a value into a character string of type STRING or WSTRING require an operand that matches the target data type.

Examples in ST

Examples in ST with conversion results:

Example	Result
`str := TIME_TO_STRING(T#12ms);`	`'T#12ms'`
`dw := TIME_TO_DWORD(T#5m);`	`300000`
`si := TOD_TO_SINT(TOD#00:00:00.012);`	`12`

Examples in IL

Examples in IL with conversion results:

Example	Result
`LD T#12ms TIME_TO_STRI... ST str`	`'T#12ms'`
`LD T#300000ms TIME_TO_DWORD ST dw`	`300000`
`LD TOD#00:00:00.012 TIME_TO_SINT ST si`	`12`