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str = datestr(D,dateform)
str = datestr(D,dateform)
converts each element of the array of serial date numbers (D
) to a string. Optional argument dateform
specifies the date format of the result, where dateform
can be either a number or a string:dateform
numbers 0
, 1
, 2
, 6
, 13
, 14
, 15
, and 16
produce a string suitable for input to datenum
or datevec
. Other date string formats will not work with these functions.
Time formats like 'h:m:s'
, 'h:m:s.s'
, 'h:m pm'
, ... may also be part of the input array D. If you do not specify dateform
, the date string format defaults to
D
contains date information only (01-Mar-1995)
D
contains time information only (03:45 PM)
D
contains both date and time information (01-Mar-1995 03:45)
date
Current date string
datenum
Serial date number
datevec
Date components