MATLAB: Logical indexing: Find row in table by text in column

logical indextable

    a = {'hi', 'bye'; 'don', 'tcry' };
    t = array2table(a);
    u = t(t.a1 == 'don', :);  % error: Undefined operator '==' for cell
How do I do a logical search for the row where a1 is 'bye'?
If it was numbers, it would be easy:
    b = [1,2 ; 3,4];
    q = array2table(b);
    r = q(b1 == 3, :); # works perfectly
OK I found one way: Use string().
    g = t(string(t.a1)=="don", :);  % works!  ;-)
Are there other ways, better ways, nicer ways?

Best Answer

To compare strings use the strcmp (link) or strcmpi function:
u = t(strcmp(t.a1, 'don'), :);
u =
    1×2 table
       a1        a2  
      _____    ______
      'don'    'tcry'
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