interpreter with backlash underscores

hi guys,

i have a csv file that has some underscores in the strings that i use as xticklabels. i understand the the interpreter will interpret underscores to be use the following text as subscript unless you put a backslash in front of the underscore. sometimes this works perfectly other times it doesn't, see example:

abc\_def -> abc_def as it's supposed to other times it gives me abc\_def -> abc\_def keeping the backslash as part of the string

any ideas

Answer 1

[Voss]

The easiest way to fix this might be not to use an interpreter:

subplot(2,1,1)
xlim([-1 1])
set(gca(),'XTick',0,'XTickLabels','abc_def')
xax = get(gca(),'XAxis');
title(sprintf('Interpreter: %s',get(xax,'TickLabelInterpreter')));

subplot(2,1,2)
xlim([-1 1])
set(gca(),'XTick',0,'XTickLabels','abc_def')
xax = get(gca(),'XAxis');
set(xax,'TickLabelInterpreter','none')
title(sprintf('Interpreter: %s',get(xax,'TickLabelInterpreter')));

Answer 2

[Adam Jurhs]

gotcha, thanks!

[Adam Jurhs]

wow! i didn't know i could run MATLAB code inside of this website. now i can post my question more specifically

[Voss]

Yeah, it's pretty cool what MathWorks has put together for us here.

Modify your question as necessary, to demonstrate the problem, and I'll modify my answer to address it if I can.