ms.Rd

\name{ms}
\alias{ms}
\title{Create a period with the specified number of minutes and seconds}
\usage{
  ms(...)
}
\arguments{
  \item{...}{a character vector of minute second pairs}
}
\value{
  a vector of period objects
}
\description{
  Transforms a character string into a period object with
  the specified number of minutes and seconds. ms()
  recognizes all non-alphanumeric separators of length 1
  with the exception of ".".
}
\examples{
x <- c("09:10", "09:02", "1:10")
ms(x)
# [1] 9 minutes and 10 seconds   9 minutes and 2 seconds   1 minute and 10 seconds
ms("7 6")
# [1] 7 minutes and 6 seconds
ms("6,5")
# 6 minutes and 5 seconds
}
\seealso{
  \code{\link{hms}, \link{hm}}
}
\keyword{period}