dynare/matlab/@dynDate/colon.m

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Matlab

function sp = colon(a,b)
%@info:
%! @deftypefn {Function File} {@var{sp} =} colon (@var{a},@var{b})
%! @anchor{@dynDate/colon}
%! @sp 1
%! Overloads the colon operator for the Dynare Dates class (@ref{dynDate}). Creates a @ref{dynDates} object.
%! @sp 2
%! @strong{Inputs}
%! @sp 1
%! @table @ @var
%! @item a
%! Dynare date object instantiated by @ref{dynDate}, initial date.
%! @item b
%! Dynare date object instantiated by @ref{dynDate}, last date.
%! @end table
%! @sp 1
%! @strong{Outputs}
%! @sp 1
%! @table @ @var
%! @item c
%! Dynare Dates object instantiated by @ref{dynDates}.
%! @end table
%! @sp 2
%! @strong{This function is called by:}
%! @sp 2
%! @strong{This function calls:}
%! @ref{dynDates}, @ref{@@dynDates/setFreq}, @ref{@@dynDates/setTime}, @ref{@@dynDates/setSize}
%!
%! @end deftypefn
%@eod:
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%
% This file is part of Dynare.
%
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%
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if nargin~=2
error('dynDate::colon: I need exactly two input arguments!')
end
if ~( isa(a,'dynDate') && isa(b,'dynDate'))
error(['dynDate::colon: Input arguments ' inputname(1) 'and ' inputname(2) ' have to be a dynDate objects!'])
end
if a.freq~=b.freq
error(['dynDate::colon: Input arguments ' inputname(1) 'and ' inputname(2) ' must have common frequency!'])
end
if a>b
error(['dynDate::colon: ' inputname(1) ' must precede ' inputname(2) '!' ])
end
sp = dynDates(a);
n = b-a;
for t=1:n
a = +a;
sp = sp.append(a);
end
%@test:1
%$ % Define two dates
%$ date_1 = '1950Q2';
%$ date_2 = '1951Q4';
%$
%$ % Define expected results.
%$ e.freq = 4;
%$ e.time = [1950 2; 1950 3; 1950 4; 1951 1; 1951 2; 1951 3; 1951 4];
%$
%$ % Call the tested routine.
%$ d1 = dynDate(date_1);
%$ d2 = dynDate(date_2);
%$ d3 = d1:d2;
%$
%$ % Check the results.
%$ t(1) = dyn_assert(d3.time,e.time);
%$ t(2) = dyn_assert(d3.freq,e.freq);
%$ T = all(t);
%@eof:1
%@test:2
%$ % Create an empty dynDate object
%$ date = dynDate();
%$
%$ % Define expected results.
%$ e.freq = 4;
%$ e.time = [1950 2; 1950 3; 1950 4; 1951 1; 1951 2; 1951 3; 1951 4];
%$
%$ % Call the tested routine.
%$ d = date('1950Q2'):date('1951Q4');
%$
%$ % Check the results.
%$ t(1) = dyn_assert(d.time,e.time);
%$ t(2) = dyn_assert(d.freq,e.freq);
%$ T = all(t);
%@eof:2
%@test:3
%$ % Create an empty dynDate object for quaterly data
%$ qq = dynDate('Q');
%$
%$ % Define expected results.
%$ e.freq = 4;
%$ e.time = [1950 2; 1950 3; 1950 4; 1951 1; 1951 2; 1951 3; 1951 4];
%$
%$ % Call the tested routine.
%$ d = qq(1950,2):qq(1951,4);
%$
%$ % Check the results.
%$ t(1) = dyn_assert(d.time,e.time);
%$ t(2) = dyn_assert(d.freq,e.freq);
%$ T = all(t);
%@eof:3