`ischar`

Tests whether a value is a character array.

Category: Language Fundamentals > Data Types

Syntax

tf = ischar(A)

Returns true for a char array.

Description

Single-quoted text such as 'abc' is a char array. A double-quoted "abc" is a string, so ischar is false for it; use isstring to test for strings, or ischar(x) || isstring(x) to accept both.

Input arguments

A: Any value.

Output arguments

tf: Logical scalar.

Example

Char vs string

ischar('abc')
ischar("abc")
ischar(65)

Output

ans = logical
   1
ans = logical
   0
ans = logical
   0

See also

isstring iscellstr char class isnumeric