DispA(ll) by Alan Robinson

Enhanced disp that can take any number of arguments (display, disp, text)

dispa(varargin)

uneval by David Holl

Uneval performs the inverse operation of eval('expression'). (eval, strings, data structures)

uneval(var_name, value, return_cell_array)

csprintf: Write formatted strings to cells. by Douglas Schwarz

Write text into a cell array of strings. (utility, strings, sprintf)

csprintf(varargin)

Overload Char by Jon Danisch

Changes default behavior of [], +, - for char types. (overloading, char, horzcat)

ToggleCharOverloading(xstr)

horzcat(varargin)

minus(y,z)

sort_nat: Natural Order Sort by Douglas Schwarz

Sort strings in natural order. (strings, sort, natural order)

sort_nat(c,mode)

SHOWCELL & CELL\DISP by Jiro Doke

Displays cell array with long strings in the command window. (structures, cell arrays, cell array)

disp(arg)

display(arg)

showcell(varargin)

String to Cells by Cole Stephens

Split a single string into a cell array. (strings, string, cells)

str2cells(someString)

strpat: a pedestrian, exactly matching pattern finder / replacer by us

STRPAT finds and replaces an exactly matching pattern in a character or numeric string (match, find, numeric)

[nvec,sout]=strpat(str,pat,npat)

stringCollapser by Avinash Rude

Collapses a long comma separated string using a counter for repeated sub-strings (string collapse, string manipulation, number string)

strCollapser(str)

Unescape a JavaScript String by Matthew Simoneau

Manually interprets a JavaScript string, which may contain escape characters. (javascript, strings)

Several Examples Using unescapeJavaScriptString

unescapeJavaScriptString(code)

String Letter Counter Function by Avinash Rude

This function returns comma separated unique letter counts in an input string, keeping the order. (strings, count strings, letter count)

[strO]=strLetterCounter(strI)

timetick by Scott Hirsch

Time formatted tick labels. (strings, time, second)

timetick(ax,precision)

timestr by Scott Hirsch

String representation of time in HH:MM:SS.SSSS format. (strings, time, second)

timestr(D,precision)

teximage.m by Ben Hinkle

Displays a LaTeX string as an image. (figures, strings, tex)

out=teximage(s,varargin)

JSON Parser by Joel Feenstra

Parses JSON strings into structures and cells (data import, json, cell arrays)

parse_json(json)

LISTMATCH by Joerg Bretschneider

unique adaptive STRMATCH (strings, match, cellstr)

listmatch(item, list, warn)

Significant Figures by Teck Por Lim

Workaround for fprintf/sprintf to produce correct output for signficant figures, as fprintf/sprintf (strings, significant figures, workaround)

sigfig(matNum, nSigFig, strPad)

example.m

Seconds to hours, minutes, seconds by Simon Robinson

Converts a time in seconds to a time in hours, minutes and seconds. (strings, timing, general)

time_string=secs2hms(time_in_secs)

Replace strings in text file by Pekka Kumpulainen

REPLACEINFILE replaces characters in ASCII file using PERL (replace string perl, strings)

replaceinfile(str1, str2, infile, outfile)

Programming Patterns: Some Common MATLAB Programming Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them by Linda Webb

Tips and best practices to help you become fluent in MATLAB and achieve your programming goals (function handles, whitepaper, article)

wordcomp.m by Aman Siddiqi

Alphabatizes words & returns lowest(first in list) (strings, sort, word order)

answer=wordcomp(word1,word2)

String Toolkits by Dahua Lin

A set of useful string manipulation functions that MATLAB does not offer (strings, split, join string)

strendswith(s, pat)

strgsub(s, re, replacement)

strjoin(terms, delimiter)

Find Numbers in a String by Edward Zechmann

Finds flaoting point numbers in a string including: complex, real, integers, and currency (dollars). (strings, numbers, string)

[nums, matches]=find_nums(str, flag1, decimal_point, comple...

Simple String Cleanup Utility by Rob Slazas

Simple utility function that cleans up stray characters and spaces from strings so they can be used (strings, clean, cleanup)

cleanstr(instr)

str2rgb by Kenneth Eaton

Converts a string representation of a color to an RGB triple (strings, string color colorspe...)

str2rgb(colorString)

Example - data input GUI by Dawn Sanzi

Enter text into GUI, ouputs text fields as structured array. (enter variables, gui tools, gui)

dataimput(varargin)

int2strz.m by Carlos Adrian Vargas Aguilera

Same as int2str but with zero padding to the left. (strings, int2str, sprintf)

int2strz(X,N)

RegexpHelper by Scott Frasso

GUI Regular Expression Tool (regexp, strings, regular expressions)

regexpHelper()

int2strn by Phillip M. Feldman

convert integer to string, using either integer or exponential format (convert integer to st..., strings)

int2strn(n, k, p)

Parse Strings Using Delimiters by Jeff Jackson

These two functions parse a string or cell array of strings based on one or more delimiters. (parse strtok delimite..., strings)

get_cell_tokens(cell_array, delimiter)

get_tokens(string, delimiter)

C-Style String Comparisons by Rahul Prem Nazeer

Implements C-style string comparison operations (strings, strcmp, strcmpi)

cstrcmp(x, y)

cstrcmpi(x, y)

Calculation of distance between strings by Eduard Polityko

A function computes Levenshtein and editor distances with use of Vagner-Fisher algorithm. (distance, editor distance, levenstein distance)

[d,A]=strdist(r,b,krk,cas)

Fordist.m

strrel by Ben Barrowes

Applied relational operators to such as == or < to character arrays or cell arrays of strings accord (strings, string compare compar...)

out=strrel(in1,in2,relop)

A much improved CHAR2LINE by Ian Howat

Returns a character array or cellstr as a single, delimited string. Useful for building ascii files. (strings, cell, cellstr)

char2line(varargin)

rsplit by Gerald Dalley

Splits a delimited string into a cell array using a regular expression. (explode, array, break)

rsplit(r,s)

STRUCT2STR by Marco Cococcioni

Converts a struct intoa char string and, if needed, display the string. The function allows exportin (strings, struct, char strings)

struct2str(s, disp_str, index_of_fields_to_use, x_ratio, y_...

word2num by Aman Siddiqi

Converst 'abc' to 123 (strings, word number conversio...)

newvalue1=word2num(word)

find pattern in string in reverse order by Tseviet Tchen

search character in string from right-hand end (strings, reverse search patter...)

ipos=instrrev(text, pattern, varargin)

instrrev/strrevfind by Tseviet Tchen

Find character in string from EOS (right-hand end) (strings, reverse, find)

ipos=instrrev(text, pattern, varargin)

subvar by Per-Anders Ekstrom

Symbolic variable substitution in expression. (strings, substitute variables ...)

subvar(s,old,new)

num2english by Dave Kellow

Converts real numbers to plain english (strings, text numerics english...)

num2english(b,arg)

num2english by Dave Kellow

Translates digits to english (strings, numerical number word...)

num2english(b,arg)

num2eng by Federico Forte

Convert number to eng. notation string, with SI prefixes (strings, engineering notation, international system)

str=num2eng(num);

Isletter2 by Jerome Briot

Enhancement of the built-in function ISLETTER (strings, isletter capital smal...)

is=isletter2(str,opt)

Equation Check by Siamak Faridani

Equation Validator for Long Equations (strings, pretty, pretty print)

eqcheck(sinp)

stok - string tokenizer by Michael Yoshpe

Find the addresses of tokens in the strings (strings, string tokens delimet...)

stok(str, delim)

initialcaps by David Fass

Convert a string to initial caps format (initial capitals on all words). (strings, initial capital, initial capitals)

initialcaps(A,varargin)

headline by David Fass

Convert a string to "headline" format (initial capitals on key words). (strings, headline, initial capitals)

headline(varargin)

Compact data uncertainty format by Peter Mao

given data and uncertainty, this program reformats the number into parenthetic notation. (strings, parentheses, confidence interval)

format_data(datum, sigma, precision, oformat, tex)

Strtrim for load2_rpc & load2_acq by Jan Lubina

Remove insignificant whitespace (strings, strtrim rpc rsp acq)

M=strtrim(os)