Problem 43664. Use a timetable to analyze a train timetable (Part 1)

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Oh no, you missed your train to Boston! Find the departure time of the next available train by analyzing the train timetable. The trip should not take longer than 5 hours.Example:<pre class="language-matlab">DepTime = datetime(2016,11,1,[6 8 9],[22 51 05],0)';
ArrTime = datetime(2016,11,1,[9 10 12],[17 32 09],0)';
Destination = categorical({'BOS';'NYC';'BOS'});
tt = timetable(DepTime,Destination,ArrTime)
tt = 
 DepTime Destination ArrTime 
 ____________________ ___________ ____________________
 01-Nov-2016 06:22:00 BOS 01-Nov-2016 09:17:00
 01-Nov-2016 08:51:00 NYC 01-Nov-2016 10:32:00
 01-Nov-2016 09:05:00 BOS 01-Nov-2016 12:09:00
</pre>Feature Tip: <a href = "https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/release-notes.html?rntext=&startrelease=R2016b&endrelease=R2016b&groupby=release&sortby=descending">R2016b</a> introduces timetables with related functions which may be helpful. To learn more see <a href = "http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/timetables.html">MATLAB Timetables</a>.Related Problems:Use a timetable to analyze a train timetable (Part 1)<a href = "http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/cody/problems/43665-use-a-timetable-to-analyze-a-train-timetable-part-2">Use a timetable to analyze a train timetable (Part 2)</a><a href = "http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/cody/problems/43666-use-a-timetable-to-analyze-a-train-timetable-part-3">Use a timetable to analyze a train timetable (Part 3)</a><a href = "http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/cody/problems/43667-use-a-timetable-to-analyze-a-train-timetable-part-4">Use a timetable to analyze a train timetable (Part 4)</a><a href = "http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/cody/problems/43668-use-a-timetable-to-analyze-a-train-timetable-part-5">Use a timetable to analyze a train timetable (Part 5)</a>

Oh no, you missed your train to Boston! Find the departure time of the next available train by analyzing the train timetable. The trip should not take longer than 5 hours.

*Example:*

DepTime = datetime(2016,11,1,[6 8 9],[22 51 05],0)';
  ArrTime = datetime(2016,11,1,[9 10 12],[17 32 09],0)';
  Destination = categorical({'BOS';'NYC';'BOS'});
tt = timetable(DepTime,Destination,ArrTime)
tt = 
           DepTime          Destination          ArrTime       
    ____________________    ___________    ____________________
    01-Nov-2016 06:22:00    BOS            01-Nov-2016 09:17:00
    01-Nov-2016 08:51:00    NYC            01-Nov-2016 10:32:00
    01-Nov-2016 09:05:00    BOS            01-Nov-2016 12:09:00

*Feature Tip:* <https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/release-notes.html?rntext=&startrelease=R2016b&endrelease=R2016b&groupby=release&sortby=descending R2016b> introduces timetables with related functions which may be helpful. To learn more see <http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/timetables.html MATLAB Timetables>.

*Related Problems:*

Use a timetable to analyze a train timetable (Part 1)

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Rafael S.T. Vieira on 30 Aug 2020

This problem needs more test cases, and probably the current time should be added. Or it should be declared that the timetable does not contain past trips.

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Xiaoyi Chin on 14 Sep 2017

In fact, I did not get the sense of this problem....

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James on 26 Jan 2017

This code is wrong, since it doesn't check the destination. It should not be accepted!

James on 27 Jan 2017

Interesting. I didn't know there could be more than one person with the same Cody name.

Peng Liu on 1 Feb 2017

So funny. I thought you were talking to yourself until I saw your second comment

bainhome on 23 Apr 2018

I guess it is the first comment from James. really funny indeed.:)

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