Functions for NLS

NLTIME Function

Converts the SAS time or the datetime value to the time value of the specified locale by using the NLTIME descriptors.

Category:

Date and Time

Syntax

NLTIME(time|datetime,descriptor,startpos)

time

specifies a SAS time value.

datetime

specifies a SAS datetime value.

descriptor

is a variable, or expression, that specifies the value of a descriptor. You can enter the following descriptors in uppercase or lowercase:

#: removes the leading zero from the result.
%%: specifies the % character.
%H: specifies the hour descriptor that is based on a 24-hour clock. The range for the hour descriptor is 00-23.
%I: specifies the hour descriptor that is based on a 12-hour clock. The range for the hour descriptor is 01-12.
%M: specifies the minute modifier. The range for the minute descriptor is 00-59.
%P: specifies the a.m. or p.m. descriptor.
%S: specifies the second descriptor. The range for the second descriptor is 00-59.

startpos

is an integer that specifies the position at which the search should start and that specifies the direction of the search.

The NLTIME function converts a SAS time or datetime value to the time value of the specified locale by using the time descriptors.

The following example shows an a.m. or p.m. time that is created from a SAS time.

Statements	Results
	----+----1----+
options locale=English; time_ampm=nltime('12:39:43't,'%i%p'); put time_ampm;	00 PM
options locale=German; time_ampm=nltime('12:39:43't,'%i%p'); put time_ampm;	00 nachm

Statements

Results

----+----1----+

options locale=English;

time_ampm=nltime('12:39:43't,'%i%p');

put time_ampm;

00 PM

options locale=German;

time_ampm=nltime('12:39:43't,'%i%p');

put time_ampm;

00 nachm