datevec

Convert a date to a 6-element date vector.

Syntax

V = datevec(N)
V = datevec(S, format)

Description

Returns [year month day hour minute second] from a serial date number N or a date string S. The inverse of now/clock format conversions.

Examples

datevec(now)             % [2026 4 28 13 25 51.123]
datevec('2026-04-28', 'yyyy-mm-dd')

See also

• datestr — Format a date as a string.
• now — Current date and time as a serial date-time number.
• clock — Current date and time as a 6-element vector.