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String to number conversion

Syntax

Description

x = str2num('str') converts the string str, which is an ASCII character representation of a numeric value, to MATLAB's numeric representation. The string can contain:

The str2num function can also convert string matrices.

Examples

str2num('3.14159e0') is approximately .

To convert a string matrix:

See Also

[] (special characters) Build arrays

; (special characters) End array rows; suppress printing; separate statements.

hex2num     Hexadecimal to double number conversion

num2str     Number to string conversion

sparse      Create sparse matrix

sscanf      Read string under format control



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