How to convert string to time?
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Sorry for the silly question, but could anyone show me how to convert a string, such as, '04:55' to numerical values of hour and minute?
Thank you very much.
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Matt Tearle
on 22 Mar 2011
If you want an actual decimal minute value:
x = '04:55'
y = str2double(regexp(x,':','split'))
z = y*[1;1/60]
(Leave off the last line if you just want minutes and seconds as separate array elements.)
Walter Roberson
on 22 Mar 2011
Is the string fixed width, with a leading 0? If so then,
H = T(1) - '0' * 10 + T(2) - '0';
M = T(4) - '0' * 10 + T(5) - '0';
Or
H = str2num(T(1:2));
M = str2num(T(4:5));
Or
H = [10 1] * (T(1:2)-'0').';
M = [10 1] * (T(4:5)-'0').';
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