getting string from cell using if statement

[~,~,raw] = xlsread('StudentData_20students.xlsx');

header = raw(1,:);

data = raw(2:end,:);

x = data(:,3)

for q = 1:20

    n = x(q,1)
    if n == 'ON'
        b = 'TRUE'
    end

end

Answer 1

[Star Strider]

The best way to compare strings is to use the strcmp (link) or related functions (linked to at the end of that page).