isleap.m

This file test if a given year is a normal year or a leap year.

Description

A script to assess if a given year (in the Gregorian Calendar system) is a leap year or not.

 It returns 0 if is not a leap year,
 it returns 1 if it is a leap year.

Examples:

>> isleap(1900)

ans =

     0

>> A = [1200 1538 2001 ; 816 1900 1908 ; 2000 2004 2011]

A =

        1200 1538 2001
         816 1900 1908
        2000 2004 2011

>> isleap(A)

ans =

     1 0 0
     1 0 1
     1 1 0

It looks at the remainder of the division, if the year is divisible by 4, 100 and 400 and makes the decision according to it. (For a year ending in 00 is not a leap year unless is divisible for 400 too).

• MATLAB release: MATLAB 7.1.0 (R14SP3)

[Jan Simon]

There is absolutely no reason to clear "mod" inside a function. Please read the documentation about the difference between "scripts" and "functions".
You can simplify the algorithm: ~mod(Ym 4) & (mod(Y, 100) | ~mod(Y, 400))
An older submission, which checks the inputs also: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/14172-isleap-function

[Isaac Mancero Mosquera]

To Jan Simon: You are right. I've deleted that unnecessary line. I made the error during the testing stage when it was still not written as a function.

On a different note, I couldn't find that other script you mentioned before, and I was actually needing one. Indeed, I decided to write this script because of that.

To all Users: this is a simple script, it's not checking if you are entering a complex, a real or a transfinite number. OTOH no citation is needed if you use this file.

[Isaac Mancero Mosquera]

And sorry I'm freely using the word "script", my shame, I'll try to correct that soon.