MATLAB: How to convert a character vector that includes date time and random text to datetime format

character vector to datetime

I will like to convert a character vector which contains info like this '2018-05-19_07.11.16_test6.csv' to datetime format. The info I actually need is the date (2018-05-19) and time (07.11.16). How can I do this? Thank you!

Best Answer

Guessing at the pattern ...
s =  '2018-05-19_07.11.16_test6.csv'
idx = regexp(s,'_')
d = s(1:idx(1)-1)
t = s(idx(1)+1:idx(2)-1)
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