Duration.TotalSeconds
A duration's whole length counted in seconds, fractions included.
Group: Dates and times. Power Query M has it too: a query that uses it is written as in Power BI.
Syntax
Duration.TotalSeconds(duration as nullable duration) as nullable number| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
duration | nullable duration | The duration; null gives null. |
Returns
nullable number. The length in seconds.
Remarks
- Days, hours and minutes are counted in as well: one day is 86400 seconds.
Examples
A checkout of 1 minute 30.5 seconds
Duration.TotalSeconds(#duration(0, 0, 1, 30.5))90.5A delivery time
Duration.TotalSeconds(#datetime(2024, 3, 18, 10, 0, 0) - #datetime(2024, 3, 15, 14, 30, 0))243000From 15 March 14:30 to 18 March 10:00 is 2 days, 19 hours and 30 minutes.