Read numbers from a string.

Version 1.4.0.0 (2.84 KB) by DS
The function PARSE_NUMBERS applies SSCANF to read numbers from delimited string.
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A = PARSE_NUMBERS(S) separates the string, S, into a cell array of substrings which are individually scanned to determine numeric values; results are returned in matrix A.

The behavior of PARSE_NUMBERS can be modified by additional options which are specified as propertyName/propertyValue string pairs; lists of values can be specified as cell arrays of strings.

Options:
NAME / VALUE
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'del' --delimeter strings
'key' --identifier strings
'dec' --alternative decimal strings
'fmt' --format string passed to sscanf

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Please note: There are many ways to achieve similar results by applying one or more of the built-in Matlab string handling functions directly.

Good info here: http://blogs.mathworks.com/loren/2006/12/20/finding-strings/
and here: http://blogs.mathworks.com/loren/2006/04/05/regexp-how-tos/

Also of interest, see the function 'expandstr' in submission FEX 12180.

Cite As

DS (2024). Read numbers from a string. (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/35802-read-numbers-from-a-string), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2007b
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Version Published Release Notes
1.4.0.0

Added checks for empty and non-string inputs.
1.1.0.0

Edited help and comments, no code changes.
1.0.0.0