MATLAB: Problem converting a cell array of integers to datetime

MATLAB

Hi, I have an array if integers (100×1 cell), like 736696, 736697, ….
I try to use b = datetime(a, 'ConvertFrom', 'datenum'), but keep getting error "Input data must be a numeric or a cell array or char matrix containing date/time strings." Why?
Thanks

Best Answer

If your data is really stored in a cell:
a = {736696, 736697};
v = [a{:}];  % Converted to vector
b = datetime(a, 'ConvertFrom', 'datenum')
Many functions of Matlab expect numeric values in a numeric array and not as a cell. Cells are useful to store elements of different size or type.
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