days

Duration in days

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Syntax

D = days(X)

Description

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D = days(X) returns an array of days equivalent to the values in X.

  • If X is a numeric array, then D is a duration array in units of fixed-length days. A fixed-length day is equal to 24 hours.

  • If X is a duration array, then D is a double array with each element equal to the number of fixed-length (24-hour) days in the corresponding element of X.

The days function converts between duration and double values. To display a duration in units of days, set its Format property to 'd'.

Examples

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Open Live Script
X = magic(2);
D = days(X)
D = 2x2 duration
    1 day   3 days
   4 days   2 days

Add each number of fixed-length days to the current date and time.

t = datetime('now') + D
t = 2x2 datetime
   18-Aug-2020 15:36:02   20-Aug-2020 15:36:02
   21-Aug-2020 15:36:02   19-Aug-2020 15:36:02
Open Live Script

Create a duration array.

X = hours(23:20:95) + minutes(45)
X = 1x4 duration
   23.75 hr   43.75 hr   63.75 hr   83.75 hr

Convert each duration in X to a number of days.

D = days(X)
D = 1×4

    0.9896    1.8229    2.6562    3.4896

Input Arguments

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Input array, specified as a numeric array, duration array, or logical array.

Tips

  • days creates fixed-length (24 hour) days. To create days that account for Daylight Saving Time shifts when used in calendar calculations, use the caldays function.

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Introduced in R2014b

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