Format values as times

Format input time values that are character-based and expressed according to the ISO 8601 time format (HH:MM:SS). Once the appropriate data cells are targeted with columns (and, optionally, rows), we can simply apply a preset time style to format the times. The following time styles are available for simpler formatting of ISO times (all using the input time of 14:35:00 in the example output times):

1. "hms": 14:35:00

2. "hm": 14:35

3. "hms_p": 2:35:00 PM

4. "hm_p": 2:35 PM

5. "h_p": 2 PM

We can use the info_time_style() function for a useful reference on all of the possible inputs to time_style.

fmt_time(data, columns, rows = everything(), time_style = 2)

Arguments

data	A table object that is created using the gt() function.
columns	The columns to format. Can either be a series of column names provided in c(), a vector of column indices, or a helper function focused on selections. The select helper functions are: starts_with(), ends_with(), contains(), matches(), one_of(), num_range(), and everything().
rows	Optional rows to format. Providing either everything() (the default) or TRUE results in all rows in columns being formatted. Can either be a vector of row captions provided in c(), a vector of row indices, or a helper function focused on selections. The select helper functions are: starts_with(), ends_with(), contains(), matches(), one_of(), num_range(), and everything(). We can also use expressions to filter down to the rows we need (e.g., [colname_1] > 100 & [colname_2] < 50).
time_style	The time style to use. Supply a number (from 1 to 5) that corresponds to the preferred time style, or, provide a named time style ("hms", "hms_p", "h_p", etc.). Use info_time_style() to see the different numbered and named time presets.

Value

An object of class gt_tbl.

Details

Targeting of values is done through columns and additionally by rows (if nothing is provided for rows then entire columns are selected). Conditional formatting is possible by providing a conditional expression to the rows argument. See the Arguments section for more information on this.

Figures

Function ID

3-7

See also

Other Format Data: data_color(), fmt_bytes(), fmt_currency(), fmt_datetime(), fmt_date(), fmt_markdown(), fmt_missing(), fmt_number(), fmt_passthrough(), fmt_percent(), fmt_scientific(), fmt(), text_transform()

Examples

# Use `exibble` to create a gt table;
# keep only the `date` and `time` columns;
# format the `time` column to have
# times formatted as `hms_p`
# (time style `3`)
tab_1 <-
  exibble %>%
  dplyr::select(date, time) %>%
  gt() %>%
  fmt_time(
    columns = time,
    time_style = 3
  )

# Use `exibble` to create a gt table;
# keep only the `date` and `time` columns;
# format the `time` column to have mixed
# time formats (times after 16:00 will
# be different than the others)
tab_2 <-
  exibble %>%
  dplyr::select(date, time) %>%
  gt() %>%
  fmt_time(
    columns = time,
    rows =
      time > "16:00",
    time_style = 3
  ) %>%
  fmt_time(
    columns = time,
    rows =
      time <= "16:00",
    time_style = 4
  )