!> @file time_to_string.f90
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! Description:
! ------------
!> Transforming the time from real to character-string hh:mm:ss
!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------!
 FUNCTION time_to_string( time )


    USE kinds

    IMPLICIT NONE

    CHARACTER(LEN=9) ::  time_to_string  !<

    INTEGER(iwp)     ::  hours    !<
    INTEGER(iwp)     ::  minutes  !<
    INTEGER(iwp)     ::  seconds  !<

    REAL(wp)         ::  rest_time  !<
    REAL(wp)         ::  time       !<

!
!-- Calculate the number of hours, minutes, and seconds
    hours     = INT( time / 3600.0_wp )
    rest_time = time - hours * 3600_wp
    minutes   = INT( rest_time / 60.0_wp )
    seconds   = rest_time - minutes * 60

!
!-- Build the string
    IF ( hours < 100 )  THEN
       WRITE (time_to_string,'(I2.2,'':'',I2.2,'':'',I2.2)')  hours, minutes, seconds
    ELSE
       WRITE (time_to_string,'(I3.3,'':'',I2.2,'':'',I2.2)')  hours, minutes, seconds
    ENDIF

 END FUNCTION time_to_string