ischar

Determine if input is character array

Syntax

tf = ischar(A)

Description

tf = ischar(A) returns logical 1 (true) if A is a character array and logical 0 (false) otherwise.

Examples

Determine If Array Is Character Array

Create different arrays, and then determine if they are character arrays.

Test a character vector.

chr = 'Mary Jones'

chr = 
'Mary Jones'

tf = ischar(chr)

tf = logical
   1

Test a numeric array.

X = rand(1,3)

X = 1×3

    0.8147    0.9058    0.1270

tf = ischar(X)

tf = logical
   0

Test a string array.

str = ["Smith","Chung","Morales"; ...
       "Sanchez","Peterson","Adams"]

str = 2x3 string
    "Smith"      "Chung"       "Morales"
    "Sanchez"    "Peterson"    "Adams"  

tf = ischar(str)

tf = logical
   0

str is a string array, not a character array, so ischar returns 0.

Input Arguments

A — Input array

scalar | vector | matrix | multidimensional array

Input array, specified as a scalar, vector, matrix, or multidimensional array. A can be any data type.

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using MATLAB® Coder™.

Thread-Based Environment

Run code in the background using MATLAB® backgroundPool or accelerate code with Parallel Computing Toolbox™ ThreadPool.

This function fully supports thread-based environments. For more information, see Run MATLAB Functions in Thread-Based Environment.

GPU Arrays

Accelerate code by running on a graphics processing unit (GPU) using Parallel Computing Toolbox™.

The ischar function fully supports GPU arrays. To run the function on a GPU, specify the input data as a gpuArray (Parallel Computing Toolbox). For more information, see Run MATLAB Functions on a GPU (Parallel Computing Toolbox).

Distributed Arrays

Partition large arrays across the combined memory of your cluster using Parallel Computing Toolbox™.

This function fully supports distributed arrays. For more information, see Run MATLAB Functions with Distributed Arrays (Parallel Computing Toolbox).

Version History

Introduced before R2006a