Of course strcmp works fine. If you do not get the expected result, the inputs differ from what you think they are. This can be examined using the debugger: Set a breakpoint in the line
if strcmp(PSymbol, symbol)
and check the variables:
class(PSymbol)
class(symbol)
Bother are cells as expected. But do they contain strings?
class(PSymbol{1})
class(symbol{1})
ans =
cell
ans =
cell
No, they contain cells. Therefore strcmp does not get strings or cell strings, but cells containing cell strings. This cannot work. An error message would be nice, but unfortunately strcmp replies false. Solution:
PSymbol = P.symbol{i}; % Curly braces
...
if strcmp(PSymbol, symbol{1})
Now both inputs are cell strings and strcmp replies true.
