Finding and Extracting Instances from a Text File
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Hi All,
I have a large text file and I need to save all instances of string which comes after a key_name and are betwen specific characters.
For example, there are many instances of strings in the file - could be numebrs, characters, letters - with unknown length, but in the file they all appear after a known key_name phrase and are between known symbols. Example: key_name/':"/This_is_the_string"/
The format always repeat like this, and I want to search for like < key_name/':"/ > and then in an array store whatever comes after the searched phrase up to the next < "/ > character set. There is no space in the text file.
Thank you for your help
UPADTES:
A sample text file is attched. So, I'd like the Matlab script returns an array saying "answer" with three value:
answer = [abc def3ghi JK]
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Matt Gaidica
le 16 Déc 2020
Can you attach a sample file? It will help cover all cases when someone tries to help.
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Walter Roberson
le 16 Déc 2020
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le 16 Déc 2020
Another approach is to use regexp with named tokens
S = fileread('sample_text.txt');
t = regexp(S, 'keyname/'':"(?<kn>[^"]*)', 'names')
This should return a struct array with field kn that holds one key each.
Subhadeep's use of regexp is fine for the exact task you laid out, but if you wanted to extend to the key names and corresponding value tag then named token approach is easier to extend.
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Subhadeep Koley
le 16 Déc 2020
Hi, the below code might help.
% Open the file
fid = fopen('sample_text.txt');
% Read the file by character
str = fread(fid, 'uint8=>char');
% Close the file
fclose(fid);
% Search <key_name/':"/> by regural expression matching
[~, endIdx] = regexpi(str', 'key_name/'':"/');
% Find values
result = "";
for ind = 1:length(endIdx)
temp = string(str(endIdx(ind):end)');
result(ind) = strtok(temp, '"/');
end
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Walter Roberson
le 16 Déc 2020
regexp() with 'match' option would have cut out a lot of code. Also, regexp() can work on entire long character vectors, not restricted to line-by-line.
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