seconds

Returns seconds of a time or duration

Syntax

secs = seconds(time)

secs = seconds(duration)

Description

secs = seconds(time) returns the scalar number, secs, in seconds that represents the same value as the time object, time.

secs = seconds(duration) returns the scalar number, secs, in seconds that represents the same value as the duration object, duration.

Input Arguments

time — Current ROS or system time

Time object handle

ROS or system time, specified as a Time object handle. Create a Time object using rostime.

duration — Duration

ROS Duration object

Duration, specified as a ROS Duration object with Sec and Nsec properties. Create a Duration object using rosduration.

Output Arguments

secs — Total time

scalar in seconds

Total time of the Time or Duration object, returned as a scalar in seconds.

Version History

Introduced in R2019b