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DATES
TIME
Step 1
Become a date
YYYY
MM
DD
Convert "text" to DATE
| Format | Function to use |
|---|---|
| Month-Day-Year ~ "05-18-2023" or "05/18/2023" | mdy(date) |
| Day-Month-Year (Euro dates) ~ "18-05-2023" or "18/05/2023" | dmy() |
| Year-Month-Day (Science dates) ~ "2023-05-18" or "2023/05/18" | ymd() |
| Year-Month-Day Hour:Minutes:Seconds ~ "2023-05-18 8:35:22 AM" | ymd_hms() |
Real world dates
Month-Day-Year dates
| Format | Function to use |
|---|---|
| "05/18/2023 " | mdy(date) |
| "May 18, 2023 " | mdy(date) |
| "05/18/2023 8:00 CDT " | mdy_hm(date, tz ="US/Central") |
| "05/18/2023 11:05:32 GMT " | mdy_hms(date, tz ="GMT") |
Real world dates
European dates
| Format | Function to use | |
|---|---|---|
| "18-05-2023" | dmy(date) |
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| "18/05/2023" | dmy(date) |
Real world dates
No nonsense dates
| Format | Function to use |
|---|---|
| "20230518" | ymd(date, tz ="US/Central") |
| "202305180630" | ymd_hm(date, tz ="US/Central") |
Step 2
Sort your components
Date components
| Function to use | Date component |
|---|---|
year(date) |
Year |
month() |
Month: 1, 2, 3; Use label=TRUE for Jan, Feb, Mar |
day() |
Day of the month |
wday() |
Day of the week: 1, 2, 3; Use label=TRUE for Sun, Mon, Tue |
| - Time - | |
hour() |
Hour of the day (24hr) |
minute() |
Minutes |
second() |
Seconds |
tz() |
Time zone |
Step 3
Show your style
[Stamp] your dates
report_style <- stamp_date("Reported on December 15th, 2023")[Stamp] your dates
report_style <- stamp_date("Reported on December 15th, 2023")new_date <- ymd("2024-05-15")[Stamp] your dates
report_style <- stamp_date("Reported on December 15th, 2023")new_date <- ymd("2024-05-15")report_style(new_date)[Stamp] your dates
report_style <- stamp_date("Reported on December 15th, 2023")new_date <- ymd("2024-05-15")report_style(new_date)"Reported on May 15th, 2024"
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