Setting plot limits with dates, Part 2

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/84008-setting-plot-limits-with-dates

I belive I have set the xlim to start from April 29. But the output plot starts from April 1. How can I really force the graph to start from April 1?

Answer 1

[Jakeb Chouinard]

Once the figure is plotted, use xlim([x1,x2]) where x1 and x2 are in datetime form to force the graph's x-axis limits be x1 and x2.

See example below:

Where the minimum x-axis value is the thrid entry in the x datetime array and the maximum x-axis value is the last entry

For using datetick, try (if you want to keep the current tick locations):

datetick('x','mm/dd','keeplimits','keepticks')

If not, remove 'keepticks' and use:

set(gca,'XTicks',y) %where y is an array of values you want to use for your xticks in datetime form
xlim([x1,x2])
datetick('x','mm/dd','keeplimits')

[alpedhuez]

So this is what I find.

I comment out

datetick('x'.'mm/dd')

then true that the graph's x limit is forced on [x1 x2].

But if I activate the above datetick, then the graph will start from 04/20. What can be done?

[Jakeb Chouinard]

Try (if you want to keep the current tick locations):

datetick('x','mm/dd','keeplimits','keepticks')

Otherwise, remove 'keepticks' and use:

set(gca,'XTicks',y) %where y is an array of values you want to use for your xticks in datetime form
xlim([x1,x2])
datetick('x','mm/dd','keeplimits')

[alpedhuez]

whoa

[Jakeb Chouinard]

whoah indeed