`cellstr`

Converts text to a cell array of character vectors.

Category: Language Fundamentals > Data Types

Syntax

c = cellstr(A)

Converts a char matrix, string array or categorical array.

Description

Many functions that accept a list of names expect a cell array of character vectors, and cellstr is the standard way to produce one. For a char matrix the padding blanks that make the rows equal in length are dropped, which makes it the inverse of char for lists of words.

A single string becomes a 1-by-1 cell. An empty char '' becomes a cell holding an empty char.

Input arguments

A: Char array, string array, categorical array, or a cell array of text.

Output arguments

c: Cell array of character vectors. A char matrix gives one cell per row, with trailing blanks removed.

Example

Rows of a char matrix

cellstr(['ab ';'cde'])
cellstr(["a" "bc"])

Output

ans = 2×1 cell

    {'ab' }
    {'cde'}
ans = 1×2 cell

    {'a'}    {'bc'}

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