years
Duration in years
Syntax
Description
Y = years(
returns
an array of years equivalent to the values in X
)X
.
If
X
is a numeric array, thenY
is aduration
array in units of fixed-length years. A fixed-length year is equal to 365.2425 days.If
X
is aduration
array, thenY
is adouble
array with each element equal to the number of fixed-length years in the corresponding element ofX
.
The years
function converts between duration
and double
values.
To display a duration in units of years, set its Format
property
to 'y'
.
Leap years have one extra day. To create an array of calendar years that
account for leap years when used in calendar calculations, use the
calyears
function.