ISO 8601:2000(E)
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5.6.3 Complete representations
When the application identifies the need for a complete representation of a recurring time-interval, it shall use an
expression in accordance with 5.6.2 combining any complete time-interval representations as defined in 5.5.4 (with
amended designator) with the number of recurrences.
Basic format:
Rn/YYYYMMDDThhmmss/YYYYMMDDThhmmss
Rn/PnYnMnDTnHnMnS
Rn/YYYYMMDDThhmmss/PnYnMnDTnHnMnS
Rn/PnYnMnDTnHnMnS/YYYYMMDDThhmmss
EXAMPLE
R12/19850412T232050/19850625T103000
R12/P2Y10M15DT10H30M20S
R12/19850412T232050/P1Y2M15DT12H30M0S
R12/P1Y2M15DT12H30M0S/19850412T232050
Extended format:
Rn/YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss/YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss
Rn/YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss/PnYnMnDTnHnMnS
Rn/PnYnMnDTnHnMnS/YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss
EXAMPLE
R12/l985-04-12T23:20:50/1985-06-25T10:30:00
R12/1985-04-12T23:20:50/P1Y2M15DT12H30M0S
R12/P1Y2M15DT12H30M0S/1985-04-12T23:20:50
5.6.4 Representations other than complete
A reduced precision, truncated, or decimal representation of a recurring time-interval shall be an expression in
accordance with 5.6.1 and 5.6.2, where the time interval is represented in accordance with 5.5.5.