MATLAB: Extracting values from file names to array

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Let's say I have a directory "mydirectory" and in it, I have some files
file_234.txt
file_356.txt
file_567.txt
file_987.txt
and I want to form an array in Matlab out of the respective numbers.
234
356
567
987
How can I go into the directory, extract the information from the files, and put each value into the array?
Thanks!

Best Answer

>> D = 'path to the folder where the files are saved';
>> S = dir(fullfile(D,'file_*.txt'));
Method one: regexp:
>> V = str2double(regexp({S.name},'\d+','match','once'))
V =
   234   356   567   987
Method two: sscanf:
>> V = sscanf([S.name],'file_%d.txt') % change to suit your filenames
V =
   234
   356
   567
   987
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