[R] strptime() behaviour

Gabor Grothendieck
Fri, 20 Feb 2004 20:28:59 -0000

Yes, its normal.

See ?DateTimeClasses

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Date:   Fri, 20 Feb 2004 14:43:55 -0400
From:   Hanke, Alex <HankeA at mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
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Subject:   [R] strptime() behaviour


Is it normal behaviour for
strptime("29-Jan-01","%d-%b-%y")$mon to return a
value of 0?
strptime("29-Jan-01","%d-%b-%y")$year #works ok
101
strptime("29-Jan-01","%d-%b-%y")$mday #works ok
29
Regards,
Alex

Alex Hanke
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
St. Andrews Biological Station
531 Brandy Cove Road
St. Andrews, NB
Canada
E5B 2L9