duration to number(double)

Any workaround to convert duration (seconds, hours, etc...) to a numeric value (double)

Answer 1

[Steven Lord]

Use seconds, hours, etc. depending on how you want the duration array to be converted to a number.

d = duration(1, 2, 3)

d = duration
   01:02:03

s = seconds(d)

s = 3723

m = minutes(d)

m = 62.0500

h = hours(d)

h = 1.0342

[Camilo G.]

what i really looking its for the numerical value as "double" data type. By using the suggested functions im still getting the output as a "duration" data type.

[Walter Roberson]

No, those outputs s, m, h are double() not duration()

If the input to seconds() is a double then it constructs a duration() of that many seconds long.

If the input to seconds() is a duration then it examines the duration information and converts units to seconds as a double()

[eko supriyadi]

and how to convert duration 901 days to 901 (numeric only)?

[Walter Roberson]

When you apply minutes() or seconds() or days() or hours() to a double, then a duration object is created.

When you apply those functions to duration objects, double values are created.

For example

hours(days(7.2))

Answer 2

[Korosh Agha Mohammad Ghasemi]

To convert a duration object to a numeric value (double) in MATLAB, you can use functions like seconds, minutes, hours, etc., depending on the units you want to convert to. These functions will convert the duration to a numeric value representing the number of seconds, minutes, or hours, respectively.

Here is an example of how to do this:

% Create a duration object
d = duration(1, 2, 3); % 1 hour, 2 minutes, 3 seconds

% Convert the duration to numeric values in different units
secondsValue = seconds(d); % Convert to seconds
minutesValue = minutes(d); % Convert to minutes
hoursValue = hours(d);     % Convert to hours

% Display the results
disp(['Duration in seconds: ', num2str(secondsValue)]);
disp(['Duration in minutes: ', num2str(minutesValue)]);
disp(['Duration in hours: ', num2str(hoursValue)]);

In this example:

• seconds(d) converts the duration to seconds and returns it as a double value.
• minutes(d) converts the duration to minutes.
• hours(d) converts the duration to hours.