Format date and datetime using journal conventions (ISO 8601)

Formats dates and datetimes with the ISO 8601 conventions that journals use.

Usage

format_date_as_journal(x = lubridate::today(), format = "%Y-%m-%d")

format_datetime_as_journal(
  x = lubridate::now(),
  format = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
)

format_datetime_as_journal_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 journal-formatted dates and datetimes.

See also

format_date_as_nor gives the Norwegian equivalents. The "Date format comparison" section of vignette("csstyle") demonstrates format_date_as_journal() and format_datetime_as_journal(). That section does not demonstrate format_datetime_as_journal_file().

Examples

# Format current date/time using journal conventions (ISO 8601)
format_date_as_journal()
#> [1] "2026-08-06"
format_datetime_as_journal()
#> [1] "2026-08-06 09:36:50"

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