Getting string from cell array

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I simply want to get the string out of the cell. Every time I try to make string operations it stores the variable into a cell. I want to get the value. I tried several things but nothing works unless I convert it into a char array.

For example:

c = {"test","test1"} x = strcat("x",c(1,1))

This will store a new cell in the variable x. I just want a string...

We are not omniscient. Please provide a functioning example and what you have tried already. — sco1
– sco1, Commented Dec 14, 2015 at 11:15
if you have stuff on a cell array, and you want to take one of its cells into a "normal" variable, you have to index with {} as in a = your_cell_array{1} — carandraug
– carandraug, Commented Dec 14, 2015 at 11:18
Please read the documentation. See Access Data in a Cell Array — sco1
– sco1, Commented Dec 14, 2015 at 11:21
c(1,1) is a cell array, when you input cell arrays strcat returns cell arrays. — Daniel
– Daniel, Commented Dec 14, 2015 at 11:24
To expand on Daniel's comment: use x = strcat("x",c{1,1}) to feed strcat with strings (not with a cell as second input) and it will produce a string — Luis Mendo
– Luis Mendo, Commented Dec 14, 2015 at 12:18

chipaudette · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-14 12:41:01Z

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If you just want one of the cell elements as a string, you access the string using the normal cell operations:

c = {"test","test1"};
x = c{1};  %gets the first string
y = c{2};  %gets the second string

But, if you want to get all of the strings out of the cell array, you can use strvcat, which will vertically concatenate the strings into a matrix, padding with white space as needed:

c = {"test","test1"};
x = strvcat(c);  %returns matrix, padded with whitespace

answered Dec 14, 2015 at 12:41

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