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csvread


Read comma-separated value (CSV) file.


Syntax


M = csvread(filename)
M = csvread(filename, R1, C1)
M = csvread(filename, R1, C1, [R1 C1 R2 C2])

Input argument


filename

a string: filename source.

R1, C1

nonnegative integer: offset. default : 0, 0

[R1 C1 R2 C2]

nonnegative integer: Starting row offset, starting column offset, ending row offset and ending column offset.

Output argument


M

a double matrix.

Description


M = csvread(filename, R1, C1, [R1 C1 R2 C2]) reads only the data within the range specified by row offsets R1 to R2 and column offsets C1 to C2.

M = csvread(filename, R1, C1) starts reading data at the row and column offsets specified by R1 and C1. For example, R1=0, C1=0 indicates the first value in the file.

To set row and column offsets without defining a delimiter, use an empty character as a placeholder, like M = csvread(filename, 3, 1).

M = csvread(filename) read a comma-separated value (CSV) formatted file into matrix M.

Complex Number Importing: csvread reads each complex number as a single unit, storing it in a complex numeric field.

Valid forms for complex numbers are:

Form: Example:
±<real>±<imag>i|j 3.1347-2.1i
±<imag>i|j -2.1j

Note: Whitespace within a complex number is not allowed; csvread interprets any embedded spaces as field delimiters.

Example


A = [Inf, -Inf, NaN, 3];
filename = [tempdir(), 'csvread_example.csv'];
csvwrite(filename, A);
R = csvread(filename)

See also


csvwrite, dlmread, fileread.

History


Version Description
1.10.0 initial version

Author


Allan CORNET

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