timetable

Methods

⌂ timetable

Method Reference: timetable.convertvars

timetable: ttB = convertvars (ttA, vars, dataType)

Convert variables of a timetable to a given type.

ttB = convertvars (ttA, vars, dataType) converts each variable in vars, which may be named, numbered, selected by a logical vector or picked out by a vartype. dataType is a type name or a function handle that performs the conversion.

The row times are not a data variable and cannot be converted; assign to tt.Properties.RowTimes to change them.

See also: renamevars, timetable

Source Code: timetable

convertvars changes the type of chosen variables, by type name or by a function handle. The row times are not a data variable and are left for Properties.RowTimes to change.

 t0 = datetime (2024, 1, 1);
 TT = timetable ([1; 2; 3], {'a'; 'b'; 'c'}, 'RowTimes', ...
                 t0 + hours (0:2)', 'VariableNames', {'Cast', 'Site'})
TT =
  3x2 timetable

            Time            Cast    Site     
    ____________________    ____    _____    

    01-Jan-2024 00:00:00       1    {'a'}    
    01-Jan-2024 01:00:00       2    {'b'}    
    01-Jan-2024 02:00:00       3    {'c'}
 C = convertvars (TT, 'Site', 'categorical');
 class (C.Site)
ans = categorical
 C.Properties.TimeStep
ans =
  duration

   01:00:00