Is there a way to make string without quotes?

MATLAB provides "shift + enter" to replace some words in a code.

But the problem is that "shift + enter" changes word in an entire code.

So, If I want to make change in a specific lines of code, not the entire code, what should I do?

At first, I thought I should make a function myself, but if I make a function that get code as argin, I found out it's not easy to convert it as a string, which is a lot easier form to make a change.

Any suggestions or recommendations would be welcomed.

Thx!

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

string() converts an input character vectors into a string object scalar, and converts a cell array of character vectors into a string object array.

[Walter Roberson]

In the Live Editor (but not yet in the regular editor) there is a way to select a rectangular block of text -- you hold down Alt as you move the mouse. Unfortunately you cannot do much with that selection; in particular I have not found any way to restrict search and replace to that section.

Answer 2

[per isakson]

The title and the body-text of your question don't go together(?)

"shift + enter" replaces all occurences of a name in a "scope". There is no replace one at a time with confirmation.

I sometimes reuse short variable names like str in one scope. In that case I select str, Cntr+C, Cntrl+H, Cntrl+V in the replace field, edit the text in the replace field, Click Find and Replace as appropriate. Clumsy, yes, but I haven't found anything better.

Conclusion: don't reuse names!

IMO: Use the Matlab IDE for some time before you even think of improving it.

If you want to do Find and Replace in a several files see Find and Replace in Files