R: Format date and time according to ISO 8601

format_iso_8601 {parsedate} | R Documentation

## Format date and time according to ISO 8601

### Description

Format a date in a fixed format that is ISO 8601 valid, and can be used to compare dates as character strings. It converts the date(s) to UTC.

### Usage

    format_iso_8601(date)

### Arguments

`date` | The date(s) to format.

### Value

Character vector of formatted dates.

### Examples

    format_iso_8601(parse_iso_8601("2013-02-08"))
    format_iso_8601(parse_iso_8601("2013-02-08 09:34:00"))
    format_iso_8601(parse_iso_8601("2013-02-08 09:34:00+01:00"))
    format_iso_8601(parse_iso_8601("2013-W06-5"))
    format_iso_8601(parse_iso_8601("2013-039"))

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