MATLAB: Removing Rows from Character Vector

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The character vector Materials is a single column, 40 row vector with the names of the necessary materials.
The numeric vector Inventory is a single column, 40 row vector with the amount of each material in stock.
The numeric vector Needed is a single column, 40 row vector with the amount of each material we require.
The numeric vector Defecit is a single column, 40 row vector with the amount of each material we lack.
In order to parse down the final product to show just the rows of materials that we need to order, I wrote the following bit of code
DF = all (Deficit > 0 , length(Deficit)) %DF is a column vector the same length as Deficit that has a 1 if we need to order, a 0 if we do not.
DefecitFinal = Defecit(DF,:) %Similar code for the other numeric vectors to provide just the rows that we need to order
MaterialsFinal = Materials(DF,:) %Provides an error message
I feel like theres a really simple way that i'm just not familiar with to adjust the Materials data as well.

Best Answer

Works fine for me,
Materials=["Iron";"Steel";"Wood";"Cheese"]; 
DF=logical([1 0 0 1].');
>> MaterialsFinal = Materials(DF)
MaterialsFinal = 
  2×1 string array
    "Iron"
    "Cheese"
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