how to only have a certain amount of numbers in an input of as many characters and number that the user wants

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prompt = 'Enter atleast 10 numbers: ';
str=0;
str = input(prompt,'s');
while length(str)~=10
str = input(prompt,'s');
end
that is the code that I'm using right now but I want the user to be able to input as many characters as they want but they can only enter 10 numbers. For example the user should be able to input:123we45ru687u90 but as long as it has ten numbers, the code will continue, no matter the amount of characters. Thank you!

Answers (1)

John Wirzburger
John Wirzburger on 25 Oct 2016
If they must enter exactly 10 numbers and any number of characters, I would change your code to
prompt = 'Enter at least 10 numbers: ';
str='0';
while length(regexp(str,'\d'))~=10
str = input(prompt,'s');
end

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