NAME

DateTime::Format::Epoch::MJD - Convert DateTimes to/from Modified Julian Days

SYNOPSIS

  use DateTime::Format::Epoch::MJD;

  my $dt = DateTime::Format::Epoch::MJD->parse_datetime( 53244 );
   # 2004-08-27T00:00:00

  DateTime::Format::Epoch::MJD->format_datetime($dt);
   # 53244

  my $formatter = DateTime::Format::Epoch::MJD->new();
  my $dt2 = $formatter->parse_datetime( 53244 );
   # 2004-08-27T00:00:00
  $formatter->format_datetime($dt2);
   # 53244

DESCRIPTION

This module can convert a DateTime object (or any object that can be converted to a DateTime object) to the Modified Julian Day number. See DateTime::Format::Epoch::JD for a description.

METHODS

Most of the methods are the same as those in DateTime::Format::Epoch. The only difference is the constructor.

•: new()
Constructor of the formatter/parser object. It has no parameters.

SUPPORT

Support for this module is provided via the datetime@perl.org email list. See http://lists.perl.org/ for more details.

AUTHOR

Eugene van der Pijll <pijll@gmx.net>