Identify a number in a string
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Omphemetse Moeng
on 11 Oct 2020
Commented: Omphemetse Moeng
on 11 Oct 2020
Hi all, I would like to know how to identify and extract a number or digit from a string or text, so if I have Ans = ['2.66 meters in the front of the mirror']; I would only like to identify and extract the double, this should be a general thing and not only specific to the 2.66. Please help
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Ameer Hamza
on 11 Oct 2020
Edited: Ameer Hamza
on 11 Oct 2020
Try sscanf()
str = '2.66 meters in the front of the mirror';
nums = sscanf(str, '%f');
Result
>> nums
nums =
2.6600
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