Put Strings in a column

Hello,

I am trying to make a table like the following code.

But when I type my code, countries in each column could not be on the same vertical line like this. Specifically, I have to adjust each time I type a country to make sure for example, 1.Algeria and 9. ChinaHK,...are on the same vertical line, especially 1. and 9. are on exactly the same vertical line.

Could any one please show me how to make them on a vertical line (how to make a column of strings) without using space or tab in the keyboard to adjust?

Thank you,

 Countries=[  '1.ALGERIA      '; '2.ARGENTINA    '; '3.AUSTRALIA    '; '4.AUSTRIA      '; '5.BELUXNE      ';'6.BRAZIL       '; '7.CANADA       '; '8.CHILE        ';
              '9.CHINAHK      '; '10.COLOMBIA    '; '11.DENMARK     '; '12.EGYPT       '; '13.FINLAND     ';'14.FRANCE      '; '15.GERMANY     '; '16.GREECE      ';
              '17.INDIA       '; '18.INMYSGTH    '; '19.IRELAND     '; '20.ISRAEL      '; '21.ITALY       ';'22.JAPAN       '; '23.KOREA       '; '24.MEXICO      '; 
              '25.NEWZEALAND  '; '26.NORWAY      '; '27.PAKISTAN    '; '28.PERU        '; '29.PHILIPPINES ';'30.PORTUGAL    '; '31.RUSSIA      '; '32.SOUTHAFRICA ';
              '33.SPAIN       '; '34.SWEDEN      '; '35.SWITZERLAND '; '36.TURKEY      '; '37.UK          ';'38.US          '; '39.VENEZUELA   '; '40.ROW         ']

Answer 1

[Gravey]

Hi,

I think I would create a separate column for each of the countries you want stacked underneath each other vertically, and then save these as a table at the end. Something like this;

Countries1 = {'1.Algeria';'9.ChinaHK';'17.India'}
Countries2 = {'2.Argentina';'10.Columbia';'18.Inmysgth'}
Countries3 = {'3.Australia';'11.Denmark';'19.Ireland'}        
Countries = table(Countries1,Countries2,Countries3)

[heidi pham]

thank you, that seems very smart.

the codes i posted in the question are taken from a published paper, so I just a bit curious how can they put the countries in a very precise way for each column.

But thank you a lot for suggesting a way!

Answer 2

[Adam Danz]

First convert to a cell array (you must use curly brackets). That will result in a single column. Then use reshape() and transpose the array to get exactly what you want.

Countries={  '1.ALGERIA      '; '2.ARGENTINA    '; '3.AUSTRALIA    '; '4.AUSTRIA      '; '5.BELUXNE      ';'6.BRAZIL       '; '7.CANADA       '; '8.CHILE        ';
              '9.CHINAHK      '; '10.COLOMBIA    '; '11.DENMARK     '; '12.EGYPT       '; '13.FINLAND     ';'14.FRANCE      '; '15.GERMANY     '; '16.GREECE      ';
              '17.INDIA       '; '18.INMYSGTH    '; '19.IRELAND     '; '20.ISRAEL      '; '21.ITALY       ';'22.JAPAN       '; '23.KOREA       '; '24.MEXICO      '; 
              '25.NEWZEALAND  '; '26.NORWAY      '; '27.PAKISTAN    '; '28.PERU        '; '29.PHILIPPINES ';'30.PORTUGAL    '; '31.RUSSIA      '; '32.SOUTHAFRICA ';
              '33.SPAIN       '; '34.SWEDEN      '; '35.SWITZERLAND '; '36.TURKEY      '; '37.UK          ';'38.US          '; '39.VENEZUELA   '; '40.ROW         '};
CountriesArray = reshape(Countries, 8, 5)';