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Stream manager

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sscanf

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Read formatted data from strings.

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Syntax

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R = sscanf(str, format)

R = sscanf(str, format, sizeR)

[R, count] = sscanf(...)

[R, count, errmsg] = sscanf(...)

[R, count, errmsg, nextindex] = sscanf(...)

Input argument

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str

character array or string scalar.

format

a string describing the format to used function, see fscanf for supported format.

sizeR

desired dimensions of R.

Output argument

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R

matrix or character vector.

count

number of elements read into output array.

errmsg

Error message.

nextindex

Position after last character scanned.

Description

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Read formatted data from strings.

Example

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str = "2.7183  3.1416  0.0073";
R = sscanf(str,'%f',[2 2])

See also

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fscanf, sprintf.

History

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Version	Description
1.0.0	initial version

Author

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Allan CORNET