String comparison

Version 1.1.0.0 (1.23 KB) by Christian
The function searches for a string inside a given target and returns 1 for found or 0 for not found.
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Updated 19 Aug 2013

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The function searches for a string inside a given target string and returns 1 for found or 0 for not found.

The format can be either cell or string.

Example:

target = 'Marc goes fishing'
searchterm = 'goes'

The function will return 1.

Cite As

Christian (2024). String comparison (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/43064-string-comparison), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2013a
Compatible with any release
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Version Published Release Notes
1.1.0.0

Included the suggestions of Richard and Jan. No loops anymore and I included an error message.
1.0.0.0