totimespan()
Applies to: ✅ Microsoft Fabric ✅ Azure Data Explorer ✅ Azure Monitor ✅ Microsoft Sentinel
Converts the input to a timespan scalar value.
Deprecated aliases: totime()
Note
When possible, we recommend using timespan literals instead.
Syntax
totimespan(value)
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Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | string |
✔️ | The value to convert to a timespan. |
Returns
If conversion is successful, result is a timespan value. Else, result is null.
Example
The following example checks whether the input matches the defined timespan.
totimespan("0.00:01:00") == time(1min)