How to create a table with interpreter latex?

How to create a table with interpreter latex?

In the following example, I would like to have the text inside the table with interpreter latex:

dates = {'1$-$2 May 2024','2$-$3 May 2024','3$-$4 May 2024','4$-$5 May 2024','5$-$6 May 2024'};
for i = 1 : 5
    a(i) = 2*i;
    b(i) = sqrt(i);
    c(i,:) = [{sprintf('$\\textbf{date: %s, class: %d}$',dates{i},i)} a(i) b(i)];
end
T = table(c(:,1),c(:,2),c(:,3),'VariableNames',{'date&class','a','b'})

T = 5x3 table
                     date&class                        a           b     
    _____________________________________________    ______    __________

    {'$\textbf{date: 1$-$2 May 2024, class: 1}$'}    {[ 2]}    {[     1]}
    {'$\textbf{date: 2$-$3 May 2024, class: 2}$'}    {[ 4]}    {[1.4142]}
    {'$\textbf{date: 3$-$4 May 2024, class: 3}$'}    {[ 6]}    {[1.7321]}
    {'$\textbf{date: 4$-$5 May 2024, class: 4}$'}    {[ 8]}    {[     2]}
    {'$\textbf{date: 5$-$6 May 2024, class: 5}$'}    {[10]}    {[2.2361]}

How to do it?

Answer 1

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you can create the LaTeX code for the table

dates = {'1$-$2 May 2024','2$-$3 May 2024','3$-$4 May 2024','4$-$5 May 2024','5$-$6 May 2024'};

latex_table = '\\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}\n\\hline\n';

latex_table = [latex_table, 'date \\& class & a & b \\\\\n\\hline\n'];

for i = 1:5

a = 2*i;

b = sqrt(i);

latex_date_class = sprintf('\\textbf{date: %s, class: %d}', dates{i}, i);

latex_table = [latex_table, sprintf('$%s$ & %d & %.4f \\\\\n\\hline\n', latex_date_class, a, b)];

end

latex_table = [latex_table, '\\end{tabular}'];

disp(latex_table)

Example LaTeX Output:

Here's how the resulting LaTeX code would look when displayed in MATLAB's command window

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}

\hline

date \& class & a & b \\

\hline

$\textbf{date: 1$-$2 May 2024, class: 1}$ & 2 & 1.0000 \\

\hline

$\textbf{date: 2$-$3 May 2024, class: 2}$ & 4 & 1.4142 \\

\hline

$\textbf{date: 3$-$4 May 2024, class: 3}$ & 6 & 1.7321 \\

\hline

$\textbf{date: 4$-$5 May 2024, class: 4}$ & 8 & 2.0000 \\

\hline

$\textbf{date: 5$-$6 May 2024, class: 5}$ & 10 & 2.2361 \\

\hline

\end{tabular}