how to test if a value in a cell array matches a value in matlab

To test if a value is in a cell array, you can use the ismember function. The ismember function returns a logical array indicating which elements of a test array are also elements of a reference array.

Here's an example of how to use ismember to test if a value is in a cell array:

main.m
% define a test cell array
testArray = {'apple', 'orange', 'banana', 'pear'};

% define a value to test
valueToTest = 'banana';

% test if the value is in the cell array
isInArray = ismember(valueToTest, testArray);

% display the result
if isInArray
    disp('The value is in the cell array');
else
    disp('The value is not in the cell array');
end
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In this example, the ismember function is used to test whether the value 'banana' is in the cell array {'apple', 'orange', 'banana', 'pear'}. The function returns a logical array isInArray with 1 indicating that the value is in the array. Finally, an if statement is used to display a message indicating whether the value is in the array or not.