String to Cells

Split a single string into a cell array.
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Updated 1 Sep 2016

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Take a single string and separate out individual "elements" into a new cell array. Elements are defined as non-blank characters separated by spaces.
Similar to str2cell, except str2cell requires an array of strings. str2cells requires only 1 string.

Example: Consider the following string in the workspace:
aString = ' a b c d efgh ij klmnopqrs t u v w xyz '

>> newCell=str2cells(aString)'

newCell =

'a'
'b'
'c'
'd'
'efgh'
'ij'
'klmnopqrs'
't'
'u'
'v'
'w'
'xyz'

Cite As

Cole Stephens (2026). String to Cells (https://se.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/6054-string-to-cells), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R14SP1
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux
Acknowledgements

Inspired: rsplit

Version Published Release Notes
1.1.0.1

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