how to get files in a folder to a cell format

i have files in a folder which i need to make a cell which contains entire file name path

for example

my folder contains 1.mat, 2.mat, 3.mat files

how should i loop them to get into this form { 1.mat, 2.mat, 3.mat }

[Stephen23]

The simple MATLAB approach is to use a comma-separated list. To avoid the dot-directory names and any other files and folders, it is strongly recommended to specify a filename including wildcard and extension:

F = 'path_of_your_folder';
S = dir(fullfile(F,'*.mat'));
C = {S.name} % much simpler and more efficient than your loop

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/1656435-tutorial-comma-separated-lists-and-how-to-use-them

Answer 1

[Frederic Rudawski]

Something like that should work:

folder = 'path_of_your_folder/'
data = dir(folder);

idx = 1;
for n = 1:length(data)
    if ~data(n).isdir
        filename{idx} = [folder data{n}.name]
        idx = idx+1;
    end
end

[vishnu vardhan reddy]

its working fine , thankyou for your inputs

[Murthy]

Fantastic answer. It worked like a charm. Thanks.

[Walter Roberson]

F = 'path_of_your_folder';
S = dir(fullfile(F,'*.mat'));
C = fullfile({S.folder}, {S.name});

as you want a cell containing the entire path name.

Answer 2

[Image Analyst]

Try this:

% Process a sequence of files.
folder = pwd; % Or wherever you want.
filePattern = fullfile(folder, '*.mat');
fileList = dir(filePattern) % Create a structure array.

% Get all filenames into one cell array.  Filenames have the complete path (folder prepended).
allFileNames = fullfile(folder, {fileList.name});

% Loop over all filenames to process them somehow.
numFiles = numel(allFileNames);
for k = 1 : numel(allFileNames)
    % Get this file name.
    fullFileName = allFileNames{k};
    fprintf('Processing %s\n', fullFileName);
    % Now do something with fullFileName, such as passing it to load.
end

[Image Analyst]

Glad it worked for you.

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