Assume there is an input cell:
input=
"82.3 4.3 John"
"4.2 0.0001 Tim Taylor"
This is a 2by1 cell array. I need to split this to get a 2by3 array like:
"82.3" "4.3" "John"
"4.2" "0.0001" "Tim Taylor"
The split(input) or split(input,'\t') returns error as each row of cell includes different number of delimiters.
You can use split, but it will differ depending on whether you have a cell array containing character vectors or a cell array containing strings (I know, it's very confusing):
If your input is displayed like this:
input =
2×1 cell array
'82.3 4.3 John'
'4.2 0.0001 Tim Taylor'
Then you have a cell array of character vectors, and you can split at the tabs like this:
str = split(input, char(9))
str =
2×3 string array
"82.3" "4.3" "John"
"4.2" "0.0001" "Tim Taylor"
If your input is instead displayed like this:
input =
2×1 cell array
["82.3 4.3 John" ]
["4.2 0.0001 Tim Taylor"]
Then you have a cell array of strings, and you need to concatenate the cells into a 2-by-1 array of strings before splitting at the tabs:
str = split([input{:}].', char(9))
str =
2×3 string array
"82.3" "4.3" "John"
"4.2" "0.0001" "Tim Taylor"
Note that I had to use char(9) to specify the ASCII tab character, and that the output in each case is a 2-by-3 array of strings.