Change numerical data points to dates

Hi,

I have a data set that returns dates in my command window, which is what I want. The dates in the return window look as follows:

02-May-0120 00:00:00

02-Jun-0120 00:00:00

02-Jul-0120 00:00:00

02-Aug-0120 00:00:00

When I try to plot these dates on my x-axis, it lists them as numerical ticks. Please see attached. How do I get the graph to display my x axis data the same as it is returned in the command window?

Thanks,

David

Answer 1

[Star Strider]

Neither MATLAB nor I understand ‘0120’ in what otherwise appears to be the year field in the date vector.

Try this:

datstr = {'02-May-0120 00:00:00'
   '02-Jun-0120 00:00:00'
   '02-Jul-0120 00:00:00'
   '02-Aug-0120 00:00:00'};

Dates = datetime(datstr, 'InputFormat','dd-MMM-01yy HH:mm:ss');
Data = rand(size(Dates));

figure
plot(Dates, Data)
grid

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