today

Current date

Syntax

Date = today

Date = today(outputType)

Description

Date = today returns the current date as a serial date number.

Date = today(outputType) returns the current date using an optional outputType. The type of output is determined by an optional outputType variable input.

Examples

Return the Current Date

Use today to return the current date with the default serial date number.

Date = today

Date = 738283

Use the optional argument outputType to return a datetime array.

Date = today('datetime')

Date = datetime
   07-May-2021

Input Arguments

outputType — Type of output

'datenum' (default) | character vector with values 'datetime' or 'datenum'

Type of output, specified as a character vector with values 'datetime' or 'datenum'.

If outputType is 'datenum', then Date is a serial date number. If outputType is 'datetime', then Date is a datetime array. By default, outputType is 'datenum'.

Data Types: char

Output Arguments

Date — Current date

serial date number or datetime array

Current date, returned as a serial date number or datetime array, depending on the optional input argument outputType.