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vf_period_string_to_time

vf_period_string_to_time(3)				     Library Functions Manual				       vf_period_string_to_time(3)

NAME

       vf_period_string_to_time - vf_period_string_to_time()

SYNOPSIS

       #include <../vformat/vf_iface.h>

       extern bool_t vf_period_string_to_time
       (
	    VF_ISO8601_PERIOD_T *p_period,
	    const char *p_string
       );

PARAMETERS

       VF_ISO8601_PERIOD_T *p_period
	      Output time value.

       const char *p_string
	      Input string.

DESCRIPTION

       Convert	period	definition  string  to	time value.  The format is P[aaaY][bbbM][cccW][dddD]T[eeeH][fffM][gggS] where 'aaa' is a number of
       years, bbb months etc.

RETURNS

       TRUE <=> conversion OK, FALSE else.

SEE ALSO

       vf_parse_init(3),  vf_parse_text(3),  vf_parse_end(3),  vf_read_file(3),  vf_write_file(3),   vf_get_next_object(3),   vf_create_object(3),
       vf_get_object_type(3),  vf_get_property(3),  vf_get_property_ex(3),  vf_get_next_property(3),  vf_get_prop_value(3),  vf_set_prop_value(3),
       vf_get_prop_value_string(3),  vf_get_prop_name_string(3),  vf_set_prop_name_string(3),  vf_get_prop_name(3),   vf_get_prop_value_object(3),
       vf_set_prop_value_object(3),    vf_set_prop_value_string(3),    vf_set_prop_value_base64(3),    vf_get_prop_value_base64(3),   vf_set_prop-
       erty_from_file(3),   vf_delete_object(3),    vf_delete_prop(3),	  vf_find_prop_qual_index(3),	 vf_is_modified(3),    vf_find_charset(3),
       vf_date_string_to_time(3), vf_period_time_to_string(3), vf_set_prop_value_time(3), vf_get_prop_value_time(3)

c2man vf_iface.h						   30 April 2003				       vf_period_string_to_time(3)

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