Cell array of Cells to Cell array of Strings

Hopefully this is a fairly simple question, but I am new to Matlab and am having difficulty converting a cell array of cells to a cell array of strings. What I have is a cell array (z_TestImport) that contains a 1x2 array of cells. What I'd like is a cell array of strings.

How do I go about doing this?

If it would make it even easier I am arriving at the cell array of cells by using the import function below. Maybe the cell array of cells can be avoided during the import.

z_TestImport = textscan(z_Test,'%q %q','HeaderLines',1);

Thanks a lot, Brian

Answer 1

[Matt Tearle]

Ah yes. This is a classic.

data = [z_TestImport{:}];

is probably what you're looking for.

The other option is to use the CollectOutput option to textscan (set it to true). However, you still get a cell containing all the data, so you're still left with a line like

data = z_TestImport{1};

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

Please recheck what you have written. If z_Test is a 1 x 2 array of cells, then you would not be able to use it as the first argument to textscan(), as the first argument to textscan() must be either a file identifier or a plain string.

If z_Test is instead a file identifier or a string, then z_TestImport would be a cell array with two columns, each of which was a cell array of strings -- the arrangement you describe z_Test as being. Try

[z_TestImport{1},z_TestImport{2}]

[Brian]

Sorry about that - I edited the original question