Getting String Representation of the given Date and Time Object in R Programming – strftime() Function Improve Improve Like Article Like Save Share Report strftime() function in R Language is used to convert the given date and time objects to their string representation. Syntax: strftime(time) Parameters: time: specified time object Example 1: Python3 # R program to illustrate # strftime function # Specifying a date and time x <- "2020-06-01 16:15:10 EST" # Calling strftime() function strftime(x) Output: [1] "2020-06-01 16:15:10" Example 2: Python3 # R program to illustrate # strftime function # Specifying a date and time using # as.Date( ) function which converts # the character data to dates. x <- as.Date("2020-06-17 12:10:20 EST") # Calling the strftime() function using the % F format # which is equivalent to % Y-% m-% d (the ISO 8601 date format) y <- strftime(x, '% F') # Getting string representation of # the given date and time object y Output: [1] "2020-06-17" Last Updated : 02 Mar, 2021 Like Article Save Article Previous Evaluate and Quote an Expression in R Programming - bquote() Function Next Convert a String into Date Format in R Programming - as.Date() Function Share your thoughts in the comments Add Your Comment Please Login to comment...