extracting data from double string

Hey guys,

I am putting together a display from data in a data structure and I have hit a road block...

So far I have coded in this manner:

%Display Names

single_example = example(1)

cell_space = blanks(100)

names = single_example.names;

single_name = names{1};

row1a = cell_space(1:9)
row1a = '  Name:  '

row1b = cell_space(10:100)
row1b(1:length(single_name)) = single_name; 

display_row1 = ['|', row1a, row1b, '|']

%which results in: | name: Alex |

but I now face the problem that I need to reference a cell that has multiple lines of date rather than just one 1x1 cell. for example: classes = [Math;Science;English]

my ultimate goal is to have it display:

| Classes: Math (10 spaces) Science (10 spaces) English |

Also for each student the number of classes they are taking changes so that adds another layer to the problem.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

[Jan]

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Answer 1

[Fangjun Jiang]

use fprintf() or sprintf() is easier. Check the help of sprintf() for format details.