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Changing the Duration Unit

Duration change maximum unit to Years

				
					{"blocks":"<xml xmlns=\"https://developers.google.com/blockly/xml\"><block type=\"DateTime_Duration_changeMaxUnit\"><field name=\"maxUnit\">DurationUnit.Years</field><value name=\"duration\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">duration</field></block></value></block></xml>"}
				
			

This block is used to change the original duration unit into a new unit. 

Parameters:

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

Output: Duration
Sample code:

				
					{"blocks":"<xml xmlns=\"https://developers.google.com/blockly/xml\"><block type=\"pxt-on-start\"><statement name=\"HANDLER\"><block type=\"variables_set\"><field name=\"VAR\">mainLayout</field><value name=\"VALUE\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">0</field></shadow><block type=\"ScreenItem_createLayout\"/></value><next><block type=\"variables_set\"><field name=\"VAR\">mainScreen</field><value name=\"VALUE\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">0</field></shadow><block type=\"Screen_create\"><value name=\"label\"><shadow type=\"text\"><field name=\"TEXT\">Main</field></shadow></value><value name=\"layout\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">mainLayout</field></block></value></block></value><next><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.Months</field><value name=\"value\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">50</field></shadow></value></block></value><next><block type=\"variables_set\"><field name=\"VAR\">unit</field><value name=\"VALUE\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">0</field></shadow><block type=\"DateTime_Duration_changeMaxUnit\"><field name=\"maxUnit\">DurationUnit.Years</field><value name=\"duration\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">duration</field></block></value></block></value><next><block type=\"ScreenItem_Layout_add\"><value name=\"this\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">mainLayout</field></block></value><value name=\"item\"><block type=\"Control_createTextBlock\"><mutation xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\" _expanded=\"1\" _input_init=\"true\"></mutation><value name=\"text\"><block type=\"DateTime_Duration_toString\"><value name=\"duration\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">unit</field></block></value></block></value></block></value></block></next></block></next></block></next></block></next></block></statement></block></xml>"}
				
			

When it sets to Years, the output:

When it sets to Months, the output:

When it sets to Days, the output:

When it sets to Hours, the output:

When it sets to Minutes, the output:

When it sets to Seconds, the output:

When it sets to Milliseconds, the output: