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subsref

Subscripted reference

subsref is not recommended. Use timetable instead. For more information, see Convert Financial Time Series Objects fints to Timetables.

Syntax

subref

Description

subsref implements indexing for a financial time series object. Integer indexing or date (and time) character vector indexing is allowed. Serial date numbers cannot be used as indices.

To use date character vector indexing, enclose the date character vector(s) in a pair of single quotation marks ''.

You can use integer indexing on the object as in any other MATLAB® matrix. It returns the appropriate entry(ies) from the object.

Additionally, subsref lets you access the individual components of the object using the structure syntax.

Examples

Create a time series named myfts:

myfts = fints((datenum('07/01/98'):datenum('07/01/98')+4)',... 
[1234.56; 2345.61; 3456.12; 4561.23; 5612.34], [], 'Daily',... 
'Data Reference')

Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints (line 165) 
Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/display (line 66) 
 
myfts = 
 
    desc:  Data Reference
    freq:  Daily (1)

    'dates:  (5)'    'series1:  (5)'
    '01-Jul-1998'    [   1.2346e+03]
    '02-Jul-1998'    [   2.3456e+03]
    '03-Jul-1998'    [   3.4561e+03]
    '04-Jul-1998'    [   4.5612e+03]
    '05-Jul-1998'    [   5.6123e+03]

Extract the data for the single day July 1, 1998:

myfts('07/01/98')
Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/subsref (line 106) 
Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/display (line 66) 
 
ans = 
 
    desc:  Data Reference
    freq:  Daily (1)

    'dates:  (1)'    'series1:  (1)'
    '01-Jul-1998'    [   1.2346e+03]

Now, extract the data for the range of dates July 1, 1998, through July 5, 1998:

myfts('07/01/98::07/03/98')

Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/subsref (line 106) 
Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/display (line 66) 
 
ans = 
 
    desc:  Data Reference
    freq:  Daily (1)

    'dates:  (3)'    'series1:  (3)'
    '01-Jul-1998'    [   1.2346e+03]
    '02-Jul-1998'    [   2.3456e+03]
    '03-Jul-1998'    [   3.4561e+03]

You can use the MATLAB structure syntax to access the individual components of a financial time series object. To get the description field of myfts, enter

myfts.desc

at the command line, which returns

Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/subsref (line 106) 

ans =

    'Data Reference'

Similarly 

myfts.series1

returns

 Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/subsref (line 106) 
Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/display (line 66) 
 
ans = 
 
    desc:  Data Reference
    freq:  Daily (1)

    'dates:  (5)'    'series1:  (5)'
    '01-Jul-1998'    [   1.2346e+03]
    '02-Jul-1998'    [   2.3456e+03]
    '03-Jul-1998'    [   3.4561e+03]
    '04-Jul-1998'    [   4.5612e+03]
    '05-Jul-1998'    [   5.6123e+03]

The syntax for integer indexing is the same as for any other MATLAB matrix. Create a new financial time series object containing both dates and times:

dates = ['01-Jan-2001';'01-Jan-2001'; '02-Jan-2001'; ...
         '02-Jan-2001'; '03-Jan-2001';'03-Jan-2001'];
times = ['11:00';'12:00';'11:00';'12:00';'11:00';'12:00'];
dates_times = cellstr([dates, repmat(' ',size(dates,1),1),... 
                       times]);
anewfts = fints(dates_times,(1:6)',{'Data1'},1,'Another FinTs')

Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints (line 165) 
Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/display (line 66) 
 
anewfts = 
 
    desc:  Another FinTs
    freq:  Daily (1)

    'dates:  (6)'    'times:  (6)'    'Data1:  (6)'
    '01-Jan-2001'    '11:00'          [          1]
    '     "     '    '12:00'          [          2]
    '02-Jan-2001'    '11:00'          [          3]
    '     "     '    '12:00'          [          4]
    '03-Jan-2001'    '11:00'          [          5]
    '     "     '    '12:00'          [          6]

Use integer indexing to extract the second and third data items from the object.

anewfts(2:3)
Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/subsref (line 106) 
Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/display (line 66) 
 
ans = 
 
    desc:  Another FinTs
    freq:  Daily (1)

    'dates:  (2)'    'times:  (2)'    'Data1:  (2)'
    '01-Jan-2001'    '12:00'          [          2]
    '02-Jan-2001'    '11:00'          [          3]

For date character vector, enclose the indexing character vector in a pair of single quotation marks.

If there is one date with multiple times, indexing with only the date returns all the times for that specific date: 

anewfts('01-Jan-2001')
Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/subsref (line 106) 
Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/display (line 66) 
 
ans = 
 
    desc:  Another FinTs
    freq:  Daily (1)

    'dates:  (2)'    'times:  (2)'    'Data1:  (2)'
    '01-Jan-2001'    '11:00'          [          1]
    '     "     '    '12:00'          [          2]

To specify one specific date and time, index with that date and time: 

anewfts('01-Jan-2001 12:00')
Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/subsref (line 106) 
Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/display (line 66) 
 
ans = 
 
    desc:  Another FinTs
    freq:  Daily (1)

    'dates:  (1)'    'times:  (1)'    'Data1:  (1)'
    '01-Jan-2001'    '12:00'          [          2]

To specify a range of dates and times, use the double colon (::) operator: 

anewfts('01-Jan-2001 12:00::03-Jan-2001 11:00')
Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/subsref (line 106) 
Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/display (line 66) 
 
ans = 
 
    desc:  Another FinTs
    freq:  Daily (1)

    'dates:  (4)'    'times:  (4)'    'Data1:  (4)'
    '01-Jan-2001'    '12:00'          [          2]
    '02-Jan-2001'    '11:00'          [          3]
    '     "     '    '12:00'          [          4]
    '03-Jan-2001'    '11:00'          [          5]

To request all the dates, times, and data, use the :: operator without specifying any specific date or time:

anewfts('::')

Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/subsref (line 106) 
Warning: FINTS will be removed in a future release. Use TIMETABLE instead. 
> In fints/display (line 66) 
 
ans = 
 
    desc:  Another FinTs
    freq:  Daily (1)

    'dates:  (6)'    'times:  (6)'    'Data1:  (6)'
    '01-Jan-2001'    '11:00'          [          1]
    '     "     '    '12:00'          [          2]
    '02-Jan-2001'    '11:00'          [          3]
    '     "     '    '12:00'          [          4]
    '03-Jan-2001'    '11:00'          [          5]
    '     "     '    '12:00'          [          6]

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

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