Convert cell array to character array including string manipulation

Hi all,

I have a n*1 cell array where each value is a combination of drive letter, folder path and file name and file extension such as:

{'C:TEMP\filename1.ext'}

{'C:TEMP\filename2.ext'}

{'C:TEMP\filename3.ext'}

...

Each row has a unique file name as shown above.

Now I would like to convert this cell array into a character array where each string is reduced to the file name only withouth path and file extension:

'filename1'

'filename2'

'filename3'

...

Does anybody know how to accomplish this?

Best regards,

Florian

Answer 1

[madhan ravi]

R=cell(size(s)); % s is your cell array 
for k=1:numel(s)
S=strsplit(s{k},{'\','.'});
R{k}=S{2};
end
Result=string(R)

Answer 2

[madhan ravi]

Simpler:

R=regexp(s,'(?<=\\)\w+(?=[.])','match'); % s is your cell array
Result=string(R)

[Florian]

Hi Madhan,

the result of this operation is indeed a character array, but it is only filled with '1' in each cell.

[madhan ravi]

What do you mean ? see the example below:

s=cell(3,1);
s{1}='C:TEMP\filename1.ext';
s{2}='C:\TEMP\filename2.ext';
s{3}='C:TEMP\filename3.ext';
R=regexp(s,'(?<=\\)\w+(?=[.])','match');
Result=string(R)

Gives:

Result = 

  3×1 string array

    "filename1"
    "filename2"
    "filename3"