str2mat

(Not recommended) Form blank-padded character array from strings

str2mat is not recommended. Use string instead. For additional information see, Version History.

Syntax

C = str2mat(c1,c2,c3,...)

Description

C = str2mat(c1,c2,c3,...) creates a character array where each input starts a new row. Inputs can be string scalars or character arrays with one or more rows. The function automatically pads each row with white-space characters so that every row has the same number of characters.

Examples

Create Character Array

Combine three character row vectors into a single character array.

c1 = 'hello';
c2 = '';
c3 = 'goodbye';
C = str2mat(c1,c2,c3)

C =

  3×7 char array

    'hello  '
    '       '
    'goodbye'

Input Arguments

c1,c2,c3,... — Input arrays

string scalars | character arrays

Input arrays, each specified as a string scalars or character arrays. Character arrays can include more than one row.

Output Arguments

C — Output array

character array

Output array, returned as a character array.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

R2010a: Not recommended

The str2mat function is not recommended. Use string instead. To create an array of strings from multiple character arrays (c1,c2,c3,...), convert one character array to a string and concatenate the remaining character arrays. For example:

c1 = 'hello';
c2 = '';
c3 = 'goodbye';
S = [string(c1); c2; c3]

S = 

  3×1 string array

    "hello"
    ""
    "goodbye"