`yyyymmdd`

Converts dates to numbers of the form YYYYMMDD.

Category: Language Fundamentals > Data Types

Syntax

n = yyyymmdd(t)

Returns the date of each element of t as the number year*10000 + month*100 + day.

Description

The numbers sort in the same order as the dates, which makes them handy as compact keys for grouping or file names. The time of day is dropped.

Input arguments

t: A datetime array.

Output arguments

n: Double array, same size as t. For 15 March 2024 the value is 20240315.

Example

yyyymmdd(datetime(2024, 3, 15) + days(0:1))

Output

ans = 1×2

    20240315    20240316

See also

ymd datetime datenum datestr