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Periods

AstroTime.Periods.AstroPeriod — Type
AstroPeriod{U, T}(unit, Δt) where {U<:TimeUnit, T}

An AstroPeriod object represents a time interval of Δt with a TimeUnit of unit. Periods should be constructed via the shorthand syntax shown in the examples below.

Examples

julia> 3.0seconds
3.0 seconds

julia> 1.0minutes
1.0 minutes

julia> 12hours
12.0 hours

julia> days_per_year = 365
365
julia> days_per_year * days
365.0 days

julia> 10.0years
10.0 years

julia> 1centuries
1.0 centuries
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AstroTime.Periods.TimeUnit — Type

All time units are subtypes of the abstract type TimeUnit. The following time units are defined:

  • Second
  • Minute
  • Hour
  • Day
  • Year
  • Century
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AstroTime.Periods.unit — Method
unit(p::AstroPeriod)

Return the unit of the period p.

Examples

julia> unit(3.0seconds)
AstroTime.Periods.Second()
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