`datevec`

Splits dates into year, month, day, hour, minute and second.

Category: Language Fundamentals > Data Types

Syntax

V = datevec(D)

Returns a matrix with one date vector per row.

[y, m, d, h, mi, s] = datevec(D)

Returns each component separately.

Description

datevec is the inverse of datenum for values in range. The seconds column holds the fractional part of the minute. Text input is recognized in common layouts such as '2020-03-04 05:06:07' or '03/04/2020'.

Input arguments

D: Date number, date text or datetime.

Output arguments

V: N-by-6 matrix [y m d h mi s].
y, m, d, ...: Column vectors with each component.

Example

From text and number

datevec('2020-03-04 05:06:07')
[y, m, d] = datevec(738000)

Output

ans = 1×6

        2020           3           4           5           6           7
y = 2020
m = 7
d = 28

datevec