--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/m-toolbox/classes/@time/double.m	Wed Nov 23 19:22:13 2011 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+% DOUBLE Converts a time object into a double
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%
+% DESCRIPTION: Converts a time object into a double.  The result is the number
+% of seconds elapsed since the unix epoch, 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000 UTC.
+%
+% VERSION: $Id: double.m,v 1.5 2011/02/18 16:48:55 ingo Exp $
+%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+function d = double(varargin)
+  obj = [varargin{:}];
+  d = reshape([ obj.utc_epoch_milli ] / 1000.0, size(obj));
+end