char array to pick

a =

5×3 char array

'25A'

'107'

'28E'

'2B1'

'2EC'

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I want to pick

a(1,2:3)

a(2,2:3)

:

:

a(5,2:3)

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I want to convert to following. No 'for', 'while' etc... use

'5A'

'07'

'8E'

'B1'

'EC'

Answer 1

[Akira Agata]

The solution should be:

b = a(:,2:3);