diff --git a/matlab/@dates/char.m b/matlab/@dates/char.m new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bdde032dc39e4353ee21c3e48c99bbdc07fcafe9 --- /dev/null +++ b/matlab/@dates/char.m @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +function s = char(dd) + +% Given a one element dates object, returns a string with the formatted date. +% +% INPUTS +% o dd dates object with one element +% +% OUTPUTS +% o s a string +% +% SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS +% none + +% Copyright (C) 2014 Dynare Team +% +% This file is part of Dynare. +% +% Dynare is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify +% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +% the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or +% (at your option) any later version. +% +% Dynare is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the +% GNU General Public License for more details. +% +% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +% along with Dynare. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. + +if length(dd)>1 + error('The input argument must be a singleton dates object!') +end + +s = date2string(dd.time, dd.freq); \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/matlab/@dates/subsref.m b/matlab/@dates/subsref.m index 293ce41c686585a21c886ebe4c092d8e1b821e91..0cd0cd4014cc69be9c6a2d3d160ae21f24ae23f8 100644 --- a/matlab/@dates/subsref.m +++ b/matlab/@dates/subsref.m @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ switch S(1).type error(['dates::subsref: ' S(1).subs ' is not a method but a member!']) end B = builtin('subsref', A, S(1)); - case {'sort','unique','double','isempty','length'}% Public methods (without input arguments) + case {'sort','unique','double','isempty','length','char'}% Public methods (without input arguments) B = feval(S(1).subs,A); if length(S)>1 && isequal(S(2).type,'()') && isempty(S(2).subs) S = shiftS(S,1);