How to get a part of a string

Hi, I would like to get a part of a word for example, x = 'abchf' y = [x(2):x(4)] What I want is : y = bch But what i get is : y = bcdefgh

Matlab gives me all the alphabetical letter between 'b' and 'h', What I want when I write [x(2): x(4)] is [x(2) x(3) x(4) (for different variables)

Thanks for any help Alan

Answer 1

[Amit]

y = x(2:4);