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Want to quickly print on screen an array of number with the array name and a counter printed before each value.
% An array of numbers to print
rng(123);
ar_fl_values = rand(5,1);
% A string array of counters with leading zeros for even display
ar_st_counter_leading0 = num2str((1:length(ar_fl))', '%0.3d');
% A float array of value formatted
ar_fl_values_formated = num2str(ar_fl', '%3.2f');
ar_ch_values_display = strcat('fl_val, c', ar_st_counter_leading0, '=', ar_fl_values_formated);
% print
disp(ar_ch_values_display);
fl_val, c001=0.78
fl_val, c002=0.29
fl_val, c003=0.31
fl_val, c004=0.67
fl_val, c005=0.11
fl_val, c006=0.66
fl_val, c007=0.89
fl_val, c008=0.70
fl_val, c009=0.44
fl_val, c010=0.44String array and numeric array, combine together using the compose function, and test different formatting functions. Formating with leading empty spaces, leading zeros, and convert to integer or not.
st_titles = ["%.3f", "%.1f", "%.0f";...
"%6.3f", "%6.1f", "%6.0f";...
"%06.3f", "%06.1f", "%06.0f"];
ar_params = 123.4567890 + zeros(3,3);
st_combo = compose(st_titles, ar_params);
disp(st_combo);
"123.457" "123.5" "123"
"123.457" " 123.5" " 123"
"123.457" "0123.5" "000123"A string array and a numeric array combined
ls_st_param_esti = {'ar_mu_pos_1', 'ar_COEF_U_gamma'};
ar_params = [1213,456];
st_combo = strcat(ls_st_param_esti', '=', num2str(ar_params'));
disp(st_combo);
{'ar_mu_pos_1=1213' }
{'ar_COEF_U_gamma= 456'}There is a numeric array, format with a certain number of decimal points, and convert to string array.
% Inputs
rng(123);
ar_params = [1.23324, 493.1232, 4994.1111, 123];
st_rounding = '.3f';
% Rounding and to string array
ar_st_params = compose(strcat("%", st_rounding), ar_params);
% Display:
disp(ar_st_params);
"1.233" "493.123" "4994.111" "123.000"There is a vector of parameter values and a vector of names for these parameter values, I want to include these in the title of a figure with the same decimal formating.
% Inputs
rng(123);
ar_params = rand(1,3);
ar_st_parms_names = ["param1", "param2", "param3"];
st_rounding = '.2f';
st_title_main = "this is the figure title";
% Rounding and combining
ar_st_params = strcat(ar_st_parms_names, compose(strcat("=%", st_rounding), ar_params));
% Generate a Single String that is comma separated:
st_param_pasted = strjoin(ar_st_params, ', ');
% Generate title with parameters
st_title_wth_params = strcat(st_title_main, ' (', st_param_pasted, ')');
% Display:
disp(st_title_wth_params);
this is the figure title (param1=0.70, param2=0.29, param3=0.23)Example 1:
ar_fl_abc1 = [0.4 0.1 0.25 0.3 0.4];
disp([num2str(ar_fl_abc1', 'zw=%3.2f;'), num2str(ar_fl_abc1', 'zr=%3.2f')]);
zw=0.40;zr=0.40
zw=0.10;zr=0.10
zw=0.25;zr=0.25
zw=0.30;zr=0.30
zw=0.40;zr=0.40Example 2:
close all;
rng(123);
ar_z_r_borr_mesh_wage = rand([1,5]);
ar_z_wage_mesh_r_borr = rand([1,5]);
ar_it_rows = round(rand([1,5])*10);
cl_st_full_rowscols = cellstr([num2str(ar_z_r_borr_mesh_wage', 'zr=%3.2f;'), ...
num2str(ar_z_wage_mesh_r_borr', 'zw=%3.2f')]);
cl_col_names = strcat('zi=', num2str(ar_it_rows([1,3,5])'), ':', cl_st_full_rowscols([1,3,5]));
disp(ar_z_r_borr_mesh_wage);
0.6965 0.2861 0.2269 0.5513 0.7195
disp(ar_z_wage_mesh_r_borr);
0.4231 0.9808 0.6848 0.4809 0.3921
disp(cl_st_full_rowscols);
{'zr=0.70;zw=0.42'}
{'zr=0.29;zw=0.98'}
{'zr=0.23;zw=0.68'}
{'zr=0.55;zw=0.48'}
{'zr=0.72;zw=0.39'}
disp(cl_col_names);
{'zi=3:zr=0.70;zw=0.42'}
{'zi=4:zr=0.23;zw=0.68'}
{'zi=4:zr=0.72;zw=0.39'}We have a string cell array we created from the previous section, now append numbers to it
% Append Common Numbers
cl_col_names_append = strcat(cl_col_names, '-String-Cell-With-Numeric-', num2str(123));
disp(cl_col_names_append);
{'zi=3:zr=0.70;zw=0.42-String-Cell-With-Numeric-123'}
{'zi=4:zr=0.23;zw=0.68-String-Cell-With-Numeric-123'}
{'zi=4:zr=0.72;zw=0.39-String-Cell-With-Numeric-123'}Append an array of numeric values
% Append Common Numbers
cl_col_names_append = strcat(cl_col_names, '-String-Cell-With-Numeric-Array-', ...
num2str(transpose(1:length(cl_col_names))));
disp(cl_col_names_append);
{'zi=3:zr=0.70;zw=0.42-String-Cell-With-Numeric-Array-1'}
{'zi=4:zr=0.23;zw=0.68-String-Cell-With-Numeric-Array-2'}
{'zi=4:zr=0.72;zw=0.39-String-Cell-With-Numeric-Array-3'}ar_fl_abc1 = [0.4 0.1 0.25 0.3 0.4];
ar_st_wth_prefix = strcat('row=', string(ar_fl_abc1));
disp(ar_st_wth_prefix);
"row=0.4" "row=0.1" "row=0.25" "row=0.3" "row=0.4"
% Does Array Exist in Longer Array as Subset
ar_abc1 = [0.4 0.1 0.25 0.3 0.4];
ar_abc2 = [0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4];
ar_efg = [0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4];
st_abc1 = strjoin(string(num2str(ar_abc1)));
st_abc2 = strjoin(string(num2str(ar_abc2)));
st_efg = strjoin(string(num2str(ar_efg)));
contains(st_efg, st_abc1)
ans =
0
contains(st_efg, st_abc2)
ans =
1
% Display Convert to String
fprintf('Display string [%s]', num2str([1,2,3]));
Display string [1 2 3]
fprintf('Display string [%s]', num2str(1.1));
Display string [1.1]
fprintf('Display string [%s]', 'abc');
Display string [abc]