How can I make a bar graph using a cell array of strings?

I would like to make a bar graph where the y axis contains numbers and the x axis contains strings. I have the names in a cell array of strings. I am pretty sure that a cell array of strings is not an acceptable format as a parameter for calling the bar function. What can I do to create this bar graph?

Answer 1

y=1:4
bar(y)
set(gca,'XtickLabel',{'one','two','three','four'})