Format date and datetime using Norwegian conventions

Functions for formatting dates and datetimes using Norwegian conventions or for safe filename use.

Usage

format_date_as_nor(x = lubridate::today(), format = "%d.%m.%Y")

format_datetime_as_nor(
  x = lubridate::now(),
  format = "%d.%m.%Y kl. %H:%S"
)

format_datetime_as_file(x = lubridate::now(), format = "%Y_%m_%d_%H%M%S")

Arguments

x

Date or datetime object to format

format

Character string specifying the desired format

Value

Character vector with formatted dates/datetimes

Examples

# Format current date/time using Norwegian conventions
format_date_as_nor()
#> [1] "21.08.2025"
format_datetime_as_nor()
#> [1] "21.08.2025 kl. 15:34"

# Format specific dates
format_date_as_nor(as.Date("2023-12-25"))
#> [1] "25.12.2023"
format_datetime_as_file(as.POSIXct("2023-12-25 14:30:00"))
#> [1] "2023_12_25_143000"