Delete Rows With empty elements

Suppose I have a set of data (a 2x9 matrix):
data2 =
[ 1] [0.0095] [5670000] [936] 'Normal' [0] [0] [0] [ NaN]
[ 2] [0.0095] [5670000] [936] 'Normal' [0] [0] [0] [ NaN]
[ 3] [0.0095] [5670000] [936] 'Normal' [0] [0] [0] [ NaN]
[ 4] [0.0095] [5670000] [936] 'Normal' [0] [0] [0] 'some text'
[ 5] [0.0095] [5670000] [936] 'Normal' [0] [0] [0] 'some text'
I want to be able to detect the NaN's and delete the first three columns.
Typically this is done through
data1(find(sum(isnan(data2),2)==0),:)
but isnan is for input arguements of type 'cell'. What else can I try?

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Do you want to delete just 3 rows?
Yes.

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 Accepted Answer

data1(any(cellfun(@(x) any(isnan(x)),data1),2),:)=[]

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That works but when I try to implement it in a loop, I get an error message when trying to get the index:
data1(any(cellfun(@(x) any(isnan(x)),data1),2),:)=[]
negativeID = [Data2; [{1},{0}]]
a=negativeID(:,1);
find(ismember([a{:}],[Data1{:}])==1)
Data1 ={ 4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
-1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
-1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
-1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
-1}
Data2={[ 4] [0.0119]
[ 5] [0.0119]
[ 6] [0.0143]
[ 7] [0.0143]
[ 8] [0.0187]
[ 9] [0.0256]
[10] [0.0273]
[11] [0.0119]
[12] [0.0143]
[-1] [ 0 ]}
Azzi Abdelmalek
Azzi Abdelmalek on 19 Aug 2013
Edited: Azzi Abdelmalek on 19 Aug 2013
Why have you changed data1? this has nothing to do with your question
Sorry, the original post should have read data2.

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