posixtostrc#

Purpose#

Converts a matrix containing dates in POSIX date/time format to a string array, using the BSD strftime format specifiers.

Format#

sa = posixtostrc(x, fmt)#
Parameters:
  • x (NxK matrix) – dates in POSIX date/time format (seconds since January 1, 1970).

  • fmt (string or ExE conformable string array) – contains strftime date/time format characters.

Returns:

sa (NxK string array) – dates in POSIX date/time format found in x converted to a string array.

Examples#

Example 1#

print posixtostrc(1340471401, "%Y/%m/%d");

produces the output:

2012/06/23

Example 2#

print posixtostrc(-760771411, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");

produces the output:

1945-11-22 18:36:29

Example 3#

print posixtostrc(97172340, "%B %d, %Y at %l:%M %p");

produces the output:

January 29, 1973 at  4:19 PM

Example 4#

d = { 1193172342, 1203172342 };
s = posixtostrc(d, "%b %d, %Y");

produces s equal to:

Oct 23, 2007
Feb 16, 2008

Using the same d from above:

s = posixtostrc(d, "%x %X");

produces s equal to:

10/23/07 20:45:42
02/16/08 14:32:22

Continuing with the same x from above:

fmt = "Michael was born on %b %drd, %Y" $| "Jessica was born on %b %dth, %Y";
s = posixtostrc(d, fmt);

produces s equal to:

Michael was born on Oct 23rd, 2007
Jessica was born on Feb 16th, 2008

Remarks#

The following format specifiers are supported:

%A

The full weekday name.

%a

The abbreviated weekday name.

%B

The full month name.

%b, or %h

The abbreviated month name.

%C

The century (a year divided by 100 and truncated to an integer) as a decimal number (00-99).

%c

The locale’s appropriate date and time representation.

%D

The date format “%m/%d/%y”.

%d

The day of month as a decimal number (01-31).

%e

The day of month as a decimal number (1-31); single digits are preceded by a blank.

%F

The date format “%Y-%m-%d”.

%G

The ISO 8601 year with century as a decimal number.

%g

The ISO 8601 year without century as a decimal number (00-99).

%H

The hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number (00-23).

%I

The hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number (01-12).

%j

The day of the year as a decimal number (001-366).

%k

The hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number (0-23); single digits are preceded by a blank.

%l

The hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number (1-12); single digits are preceded by a blank.

%M

The minute as a decimal number (00-59).

%m

The month as a decimal number (01-12).

%n

A newline.

%p

The locale’s equivalent of either “AM” or “PM”.

%R

The time in the format “%H:%M”.

%r

The locale’s representation of 12-hour clock time using AM/PM notation.

%S

The second as a decimal number (00-60). The range of seconds is (00-60) instead of (00-59) to allow for the periodic occurrence of leap seconds.

%s

The number of seconds since the Epoch, UTC.

%T

The time in the format “%H:%M:%S”.

%t

A tab.

%U

The week number of the year (Sunday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number (00-53).

%u

The weekday (Monday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number (1-7).

%V

The week number of the year (Monday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number (01-53). If the week containing January 1 has four or more days in the new year, then it is week 1; otherwise it is week 53 of the previous year, and the next week is week 1.

%v

The date in the format “%e-%b-%Y”.

%W

The week number of the year (Monday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number (00-53).

%w

The weekday (Sunday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number (0-6).

%X

The locale’s appropriate time representation.

%x

The locale’s appropriate date representation.

%Y

The year with century as a decimal number.

%y

The year without century as a decimal number (00-99).

%q

The quarter of the year. (1-4)

%Z

The time zone name, or by the empty string if this is not determinable.

%%

The ‘%’ sign.