Thread Subject: Structure handling (DIR output)

I would like to get a cell array of strings, listing files and subdirectories in a directory. The best I can manage is:

list = dir;
n = length(list);
x = cell(n,1);
[x{:}] = deal(list(1:n).name)

Is there a better way?

Thank you.
 

"Dimitri Shvorob" <not.dimitri.shvorob@gmail.com> wrote in message <gcf50g$l16$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> I would like to get a cell array of strings, listing files and subdirectories in a directory. The best I can manage is:
>
> list = dir;
> n = length(list);
> x = cell(n,1);
> [x{:}] = deal(list(1:n).name)
>
> Is there a better way?
>
> Thank you.
>

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Hi Dimitri

You could make it like that:

list = dir;
x = struct2cell(list);
x = x(1,:);

Cheers Stephan

Thanks, Stephan!

In article <gcf50g$l16$1@fred.mathworks.com>,
 "Dimitri Shvorob" <not.dimitri.shvorob@gmail.com> wrote:

> I would like to get a cell array of strings, listing files and subdirectories
> in a directory. The best I can manage is:
>
> list = dir;
> n = length(list);
> x = cell(n,1);
> [x{:}] = deal(list(1:n).name)
>
> Is there a better way?
>
> Thank you.
>

list = dir;
x = {list.name};

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