MATLAB: Convert String to Numerical Matrix

Question

Hi there,

Just wondering how to convert some matrix string (such as A = '[1,2,3,4,5]') into a numerical matrix (like [1,2,3,4,5]) so that it displays when entered into matlab like,

ans =

1 2 3 4 5

instead of

Columns 1 through 5

1.0000 2.0000 3.0000 4.0000 5.0000

Cheers,

Samuel

Answer 1

Normally str2num() is not suggested:

 Wanted = sscanf(A(2:end-1), '%d').' % edited after sir Walter’s comment to exclude []