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struct Time::Span
inherits Struct

Time::Span represents one period of time.

A Time::Span initializes with the specified period. Different numbers of arguments generate a Time::Span in different length. Check all #new methods for details.

Time::Span.new(nanoseconds: 10_000)                           # => 00:00:00.000010000
Time::Span.new(hours: 10, minutes: 10, seconds: 10)           # => 10:10:10
Time::Span.new(days: 10, hours: 10, minutes: 10, seconds: 10) # => 10.10:10:10

Calculation between Time also returns a Time::Span.

span = Time.utc(2015, 10, 10) - Time.utc(2015, 9, 10)
span       # => 30.00:00:00
span.class # => Time::Span

Inspection:

span = Time::Span.new(hours: 20, minutes: 10, seconds: 10)
span.hours   # => 20
span.minutes # => 10
span.seconds # => 10

Calculation:

a = Time::Span.new(hours: 20, minutes: 10, seconds: 10)
b = Time::Span.new(hours: 10, minutes: 10, seconds: 10)
c = a - b # => 10:00:00
c.hours   # => 10

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Comparable Steppable

Constants

MAX = new(seconds: Int64::MAX, nanoseconds: 999999999)

MIN = new(seconds: Int64::MIN, nanoseconds: -999999999)

ZERO = new(nanoseconds: 0)

Class methods

.zero : Time::Span

Creates a new Time::Span representing a span of zero time.

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.additive_identity : self

Returns the additive identity of this type.

This is zero.

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.new(*, seconds : Int, nanoseconds : Int)

Creates a new Time::Span from seconds and nanoseconds.

Nanoseconds get normalized in the range of 0...1_000_000_000, the nanosecond overflow gets added as seconds.

Time::Span.new(seconds: 30)                 # => 00:00:30
Time::Span.new(seconds: 5, nanoseconds: 12) # => 00:00:05.000000012
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.new(*, nanoseconds : Int)

Creates a new Time::Span from the nanoseconds given

Nanoseconds get normalized in the range of 0...1_000_000_000, the nanosecond overflow gets added as seconds.

Time::Span.new(nanoseconds: 500_000_000)   # => 00:00:00.500000000
Time::Span.new(nanoseconds: 5_500_000_000) # => 00:00:05.500000000
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.new(*, days : Int = 0, hours : Int = 0, minutes : Int = 0, seconds : Int = 0, nanoseconds : Int = 0)

Creates a new Time::Span from the days, hours, minutes, seconds and nanoseconds given

Any time unit can be omitted.

Time::Span.new(days: 1)                                                   # => 1.00:00:00
Time::Span.new(days: 1, hours: 2, minutes: 3)                             # => 01:02:03
Time::Span.new(days: 1, hours: 2, minutes: 3, seconds: 4, nanoseconds: 5) # => 1.02:03:04.000000005
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Methods

#*(number : Float) : Time::Span

Returns a Time::Span that is number times longer.

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#*(number : Int) : Time::Span

Returns a Time::Span that is number times longer.

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#+ : self

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#+(other : self) : Time::Span

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#- : Time::Span

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#-(other : self) : Time::Span

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#/(other : self) : Float64

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#/(number : Float) : Time::Span

Returns a Time::Span that is divided by number.

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#/(number : Int) : Time::Span

Returns a Time::Span that is divided by number.

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#<=>(other : self)

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#abs : Time::Span

Returns the absolute (non-negative) amount of time this Time::Span represents by removing the sign.

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#ago : Time

Returns a Time that happens earlier by self than the current time.

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#days : Int64

Returns the number of full days in this time span.

(5.days + 25.hours).days # => 6_i64
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#from_now : Time

Returns a Time that happens later by self than the current time.

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#hours : Int32

Returns the number of full hours of the day (0..23) in this time span.

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#inspect(io : IO) : Nil

Appends this struct's name and instance variables names and values to the given IO.

struct Point
  def initialize(@x : Int32, @y : Int32)
  end
end

p1 = Point.new 1, 2
p1.to_s    # "Point(@x=1, @y=2)"
p1.inspect # "Point(@x=1, @y=2)"
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#microseconds : Int32

Returns the number of microseconds of the second (0..999999) in this time span.

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#milliseconds : Int32

Returns the number of milliseconds of the second (0..999) in this time span.

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#minutes : Int32

Returns the number of full minutes of the hour (0..59) in this time span.

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#nanoseconds : Int32

Returns the number of nanoseconds of the second (0..999_999_999) in this time span.

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#negative? : Bool

Returns true if self represents a negative time span.

2.hours.negative? # => false
0.days.negative?  # => false
-3.days.negative? # => true
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#positive? : Bool

Returns true if self represents a positive time span.

2.hours.positive? # => true
0.days.positive?  # => false
-3.days.positive? # => false
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#seconds : Int32

Returns the number of full seconds of the minute (0..59) in this time span.

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#sign : Int32

Returns the sign of this time span.

Values are -1, 0, 1 if self is smaller, equal, bigger compared to ZERO.

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#to_f : Float64

Alias of total_seconds.

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#to_i : Int64

Returns the number of full seconds.

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#total_days : Float64

Converts to a (possibly fractional) number of days.

(36.hours).total_days # => 1.5
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#total_hours : Float64

Converts to a (possibly fractional) number of hours.

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#total_microseconds : Float64

Converts to a number of microseconds.

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#total_milliseconds : Float64

Converts to a number of milliseconds.

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#total_minutes : Float64

Converts to a (possibly fractional) number of minutes.

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#total_nanoseconds : Float64

Converts to a number of nanoseconds.

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#total_seconds : Float64

Converts to a (possibly fractional) number of seconds.

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#total_weeks : Float64

Converts to a (possibly fractional) number of weeks.

(4.weeks + 5.days + 6.hours).total_weeks # => 4.75
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#zero? : Bool

Returns true if self represents a span of zero time.

2.hours.zero?  # => false
0.days.zero?   # => true
1.second.zero? # => false
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