Multiple delimiters for readtable

Hello,

the data is stored in a text file like this:

Nb11(tab)Nb12 + Nb13 Nb14 + Nb15 Nb16 + Nb17

Nb21(tab)Nb22 + Nb23 Nb24 + Nb25 Nb26 + Nb27

I've tried to use the readtable command:

t = readtable('data.txt','Delimiter','tab +', MultipleDelimsAsOne, true)

and I obtain 4 columns instead of 7:

Nb11Nb12 Nb13Nb14 Nb15Nb16 Nb17

Do you have any suggestions in order to obtain 7 columns?

Thanks

Answer 1

[Star Strider]

To specify more than one delimiter, use a cell array of character vectors:

t = readtable('data.txt','Delimiter',{'tab', '+'}, MultipleDelimsAsOne, true)

[Pareil]

Thanks for the reply, it works.

However, 'tab' is not taken into account when there are more delimiters, works fine by replacing it by '\t'.

[Star Strider]

As always, my pleasure.

I always use the character string designations, such as '\t', for the delimiters.