assign a value to a string

Dear all,

I have a list of string:

txt={'BBB3', 'BBB2', 'BBB1', 'A3', 'A2', 'A1','AA3','AA2','AA1'};

i would like to assign a value to each string. For instance,

Here is my code for i=1:length(txt) if isequal(txt{'i'},'BBB3')

             txt{'i'}=11;

           elseif isequal(txt{'i'},'BBB2')

            txt{'i'}=12; 

            elseif isequal(txt{'i'},'BBB1')
            txt{'i'}=13;    

             elseif isequal(txt{'i'},'A3')

                 txt{'i'}=14;

           elseif isequal(txt{'i'},'A2')
               txt{'i'}=15;
           elseif isequal(txt{'i'},'A1')
                    txt{'i'}=16;
             elseif isequal(txt{'i'},'AA3')
                 txt{'i'}=17;
             elseif isequal(txt{'i'},'AA2')
                 txt{'i'}=18;
            else
               txt{'i'}=20;
           end 

         end

Basically the output I am looking for is:

txt={11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 ,19};

however when I run the code and type txt in the screen in order to retrieve the final output i still get the initial input which is txt={'BBB3', 'BBB2', 'BBB1', 'A3', 'A2', 'A1','AA3','AA2','AA1'};

I might have missed something somewhere. ANy help is much appreciated Thanks

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

Try it without the apostrophes around the i:

txt={'BBB3', 'BBB2', 'BBB1', 'A3', 'A2', 'A1','AA3','AA2','AA1'};
for k =1 : length(txt) 
  if isequal(txt{k},'BBB3')    
    txt{k}=11;    
  elseif isequal(txt{k},'BBB2')    
    txt{k}=12;    
  elseif isequal(txt{k},'BBB1')
    txt{k}=13;    
  elseif isequal(txt{k},'A3')    
    txt{k}=14;    
  elseif isequal(txt{k},'A2')
    txt{k}=15;
  elseif isequal(txt{k},'A1')
    txt{k}=16;
  elseif isequal(txt{k},'AA3')
    txt{k}=17;
  elseif isequal(txt{k},'AA2')
    txt{k}=18;
  else
    txt{k}=20;
  end  
end
celldisp(txt);

[Saad]

Thanks a lot it is working now...thank you for your help

Answer 2

[Wayne King]

Don't assign like this:

txt{'i'}

assign like this

txt{i}

For example

for ii =1:length(txt)

if isequal(txt{ii},'BBB3')

             txt{ii}=11;

           elseif isequal(txt{ii},'BBB2')

            txt{ii}=12; 

            elseif isequal(txt{ii},'BBB1')
            txt{ii}=13;    

             elseif isequal(txt{ii},'A3')

                 txt{ii}=14;

           elseif isequal(txt{ii},'A2')
               txt{ii}=15;
           elseif isequal(txt{ii},'A1')
                    txt{ii}=16;
             elseif isequal(txt{ii},'AA3')
                 txt{ii}=17;
             elseif isequal(txt{ii},'AA2')
                 txt{ii}=18;
            else
               txt{ii}=20;
           end 

         end

[Saad]

Thanks a lot it is working now...thank you for your help