error using the cellfun function

Hi guys,I have a cell with names (first.last) and I wrote a function who receives names and checking if they are written correctly.

I'm trying to call the function but there is an error.

function [studBonus] =kahootRes 

name= {'Harry.Potter', 'Albu.Dom', 'vold lors'};
ansVec= [1 2 3 3 5 6 0 8 6 6], [1 2 0 4 5 6 0 8 0 6], [1 2 3 4 5 6 0 8 9 6];
fileName= struct('name', name, 'ansVec', ansVec);
fullName= {fileName.name};


[resValid, firstName, lastName]= cellfun(@checkName,fullName);   % here is the error

this is the function I wrote, it not really important for you but I add it anyway.

function [resValid, firstName, lastName] = checkName(fullName)

posDot= find(fullName=='.');

countDot = length(posDot);
resValid=0;
firstName=[];
lastName=[];

 if (countDot==1)
     resValid= 1;
     firstName= fullName(1:posDot-1);
     lastName= fullName(posDot+1:end);
     
 elseif ((countDot==0)|| (countDot>1))
     resValid= 0;
     firstName= fullName;
     lastName=[];
 end

Answer 1

[Star Strider]

The error I get from the code as you posted it is:

Error using cellfun
Non-scalar in Uniform output, at index 1, output 2.
Set 'UniformOutput' to false.

So, do exactly that, and the error no longer exists:

[resValid, firstName, lastName]= cellfun(@checkName,fullName, 'UniformOutput',false)

or more commonly:

[resValid, firstName, lastName]= cellfun(@checkName,fullName, 'Uni',0)

[Ariela Glikman]

you are genius,

I really don't understand what did you write but its working. thankssד

[Star Strider]

My pleasure! Thank you.

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