Datetime Array Limitations for Code Generation
When you create datetime
arrays in MATLAB® code that you intend for code generation, you must specify the values by using
the datetime
function. See Dates and Time.
For datetime
arrays, code generation does not support the following
inputs and operations:
Text inputs. For example, specifying a character vector as the input argument produces an error.
function d = foo() %#codegen d = datetime('2019-12-01'); end
The
'Format'
name-value pair argument. You cannot specify the display format by using thedatetime
function, or by setting theFormat
property of adatetime
array. To use a specific display format, create adatetime
array in MATLAB, then pass it as an input argument to a function that is intended for code generation.The
'TimeZone'
name-value pair argument and theTimeZone
property. When you usedatetime
arrays in code that is intended for code generation, they must be unzoned.Setting time component properties. For example, setting the
Hour
property in the following code produces an error:d = datetime; d.Hour = 2;
Growth by assignment. For example, assigning a value beyond the end of an array produces an error.
function d = foo() %#codegen d = datetime(2019,1:12,1,12,0,0); d(13) = datetime(2020,1,1,12,0,0); end
Deleting an element. For example, assigning an empty array to an element produces an error.
function d = foo() %#codegen d = datetime(2019,1:12,1,12,0,0); d(1) = []; end
Converting
datetime
values to text by using thechar
,cellstr
, orstring
functions.
Limitations that apply to classes also apply to datetime
arrays. For
more information, see MATLAB Classes Definition for Code Generation.