How do I convert a datetime array to a cell array of strings?

I have an array of datetimes. How do I convert this to a cell array of strings or character vectors?

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

The best way to convert a datetime array to a cell array is to use the "cellstr" function:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/cellstr.html

For example,

>> DateStrings = {'2014-05-26';'2014-08-03'};
>> t = datetime(DateStrings,'InputFormat','yyyy-MM-dd')
>> t_cell = cellstr(t)