Format date and datetime using Norwegian conventions — format_date_as_nor • csstyle

Formats dates and datetimes with Norwegian conventions, or with a filename-safe format.

Usage

format_date_as_nor(x = lubridate::today(), format = "%d.%m.%Y")

format_datetime_as_nor(
  x = lubridate::now(),
  format = "%d.%m.%Y kl. %H:%S"
)

format_datetime_as_file(x = lubridate::now(), format = "%Y_%m_%d_%H%M%S")

Arguments

x: Date or datetime object to format.
format: Character string that sets the output format.

Value

Character vector of formatted dates and datetimes.

See also

format_date_as_journal gives the ISO 8601 equivalents. The "Norwegian date format" section of vignette("csstyle") demonstrates all three functions on this page.

Examples

# Format current date/time using Norwegian conventions
format_date_as_nor()
#> [1] "06.08.2026"
format_datetime_as_nor()
#> [1] "06.08.2026 kl. 09:50"

# Format specific dates
format_date_as_nor(as.Date("2023-12-25"))
#> [1] "25.12.2023"
format_datetime_as_file(as.POSIXct("2023-12-25 14:30:00"))
#> [1] "2023_12_25_143000"