MATLAB: Read in Text File as string Array

text file

Hello, I have a text file that contains one column of words. I would like to read in the file as a string array of seperated strings so I can index the elements in the array.
Any advice is greatly appecraiated! Thanks!

Best Answer

fileName = '<your full file path here>'
% my sample text contains ---> apple, baseball, car, donut, & elephant in single column.
FID = fopen(fileName);
data = textscan(FID,'%s');
fclose(FID);
stringData = string(data{:});
Output:
stringData = 
  5×1 string array
    "apple"
    "baseball"
    "car"
    "donut"
    "elephant"
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