readtext

Any text (file) you give it, readtext returns an array of the contents. You can chose delimiter etc.

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Peder Axensten (2026). readtext (https://nl.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/10946-readtext), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0

- Now handles a string directly.
- Improved compatibility with Matlab 6.x regarding waitbar calls.
- Fixed bug: failed to recognize a quote if there was only one in the text.
- Fixed a bug processing source of delimiters only.

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