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Transforming Number to Duration

Create Duration of years

				
					{"blocks":"<xml xmlns=\"https://developers.google.com/blockly/xml\"><variables><variable>duration</variable></variables><block type=\"DateTime_createDuration\" disabled=\"true\" x=\"-23\" y=\"428\"><field name=\"unit\">DurationUnit.Years</field><value name=\"value\"><shadow type=\"math_number\" disabled=\"true\"><field name=\"NUM\">0</field></shadow></value></block></xml>"}
				
			

This block is used to generate the number into Duration. 

Parameters:

      • Number (Default: 0)
      • Condition: Years (Default)/Months/Days/Hours/Minutes/Seconds/ Milliseconds

Output: Duration
Sample code:

				
					{"blocks":"<xml xmlns=\"https://developers.google.com/blockly/xml\"><variables><variable>duration</variable></variables><block type=\"pxt-on-start\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"><statement name=\"HANDLER\"><block type=\"variables_set\"><field name=\"VAR\">duration</field><value name=\"VALUE\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">0</field></shadow><block type=\"DateTime_createDuration\"><field name=\"unit\">DurationUnit.Years</field><value name=\"value\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">50</field></shadow></value></block></value><next><block type=\"basic_consoleLogText\"><value name=\"text\"><block type=\"DateTime_Duration_toString\"><value name=\"duration\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">duration</field></block></value></block></value></block></next></block></statement></block></xml>"}
				
			

The output:

Create Duration of years - Output