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count

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Computes the number of occurrences of an pattern.

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Syntax

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nbocc = count(str, pattern)

nbocc = count(str, pattern,'IgnoreCase', true)

nbocc = count(str, pattern,'IgnoreCase', false)

Input argument

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str

a string, string array or cell of strings.

pattern

a string or string array or cell of strings to find.

Output argument

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nbocc

a matrix of integer values.

Description

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count computes the number of occurrences of an pattern.

Example

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str = 'To make a mountain out of a molehill';
k = count(str, 'hill')
k = count(str, 'molehill')
k = count(str, 'Hill', 'IgnoreCase', true)

A = {'Nel', 'son'; 'Nelson', 'Modules'}
k = count(A, 'son')

A = ["Nel", "son"; "Nelson", "Modules"]
k = count(A, 'son')

See also

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startsWith, endsWith, contains.

History

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Version	Description
1.0.0	initial version

Author

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Allan CORNET