Educational: Validating User Inputs (numbers and strings)

error checking, user stopping, validating user inputs

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This code is explained in the following YouTube Video:
While Loops - Validate User Input: https://youtu.be/LyKb1MvCiG8
In this video I cover how to code while loops in MATLAB and how these can be used to control the type of information your user must provide to continue in the code (user stopping, error checking, validating user input). I provide two main demonstrations: 1. error checking a number (whole, positive number less than or equal to 157) and 2. error checking a string (yes or no).
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Dr. Kelsey Joy (2026). Educational: Validating User Inputs (numbers and strings) (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/102674-educational-validating-user-inputs-numbers-and-strings), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0