How to convert a 1x1 cell to a string?

How to convert a 1x1 cell like {'line'} to a character vector like 'line', or a string like "line" please. thx

Answer 1

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

To convert a cell array of character vectors to a character array, use the “char” function.

A = {'line'}
B = char(A)

To extract the contents from a cell, index using curly braces.

A = {'line'}
B = A{1}

Starting in R2016b, you can store text in string arrays. To convert a cell array to a string array, use the “string” function.

A = {'line'}
B = string(A) 

For more information, please refer to the MathWorks documentation on Cell Arrays of Character Vectors and Text in String and Charater Arrays.

[Powen Ru]

Thanks. It works.

[Philip Borghesani]

If you are using a recent version of MATLAB you may find that a string or string array is more convenient then the character array created in the above example and by the char function:

 >> string({'one'})
 ans = 
    "one"
 >> string({'one','two'})
 ans = 
  1×2 string array
    "one"    "two"

[Raman Shrestha]

it has done magic to me thanks a lot

[Yusuf Selim KARATAS]

Thanks Azzi Abdelmalek. Works perfect.

[Junho Kweon]

That's a piece of cake. Thanks a lot!

Answer 2

[Image Analyst]

Azzi showed you how to extract the string from a cell. Another way is to convert the cell with char():

ca={'line'}  % This is our cell array.
str = char(ca)  % Convert it to a character array (string).

Net, both give the same result, just different ways of getting there. If your cell array is only a single solitary cell, then you should not even use a cell in the first place - use a string.

[Image Analyst]

Please read the FAQ for more insight: http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#What_is_a_cell_array.3F

Answer 3

[Morteza Darvish Morshedi]

Even if you have more than 1 string in our cell array, an easy way can be:

S = {'Hello',' ','world'}
ss = [S{:}]

[Nisha Satia]

How to covert cell into string and delimited with space to store into matrix

[Image Analyst]

Is this what you mean?

ca = {'Hello',' ','world'} % Cell Array.
charArray = [ca{:}]
str = convertCharsToStrings(charArray)

If not, start a new question and give your starting cell, and expected output.

[Morteza Darvish Morshedi]

Maybe you are looking for this:

S = {'Hello','World'};
s2 = cell(1,length(S)); s2(:)={' '};
ss = [S;s2];
ss = [ss{:}]

[Image Analyst]

Just a point of clarification. ss is a character array while str is a string. A few versions ago, MATLAB made these different types of variables, though in common speech, people call either one "strings".

[Morteza Darvish Morshedi]

Right. Thanks.