how to find a string within a filename?
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I have a list of filenames and want to search for specific strings within the filenames and have them printed horizontally separated by a ';'. for example I have the following filenames:
- apple.doc
- apple2.csv
- apple3.xls
- banana.doc
- banana2.csv
- banana3.xls
I only want the "apple" files and the final output should be: apple.doc; apple2.csv; apple3.doc
How do I do this?
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Star Strider
on 15 Apr 2014
Edited: Star Strider
on 15 Apr 2014
Try this:
FileNames = {'apple.doc', 'apple2.csv', 'apple3.xls', 'banana.doc', 'banana2.csv', 'banana3.xls'}
NewFiles = {};
for k1 = 1:size(FileNames,2)
A = strfind(FileNames{k1}, 'apple');
if ~isempty(A)
NewFiles = [NewFiles; FileNames{k1}];
end
end
Jos (10584)
on 25 Apr 2014
NAMES = {'apple.doc', 'apple2.csv', 'TESTappleTEST.xls', 'banana.doc', 'banana2.csv', 'banana3.xls','APPL_almost.txt'}
C = regexp(NAMES, '.*apple.*', 'match') % find all names with the word apple in it.
outputstr = sprintf('%s;',C{:}) ; % concatenate them in a single row
outputstr = outputstr(1:end-1) ; remove last semi-colon
disp(outputstr) % show
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