{"id":13097,"date":"2024-03-15T01:54:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T01:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-is-a-char-array-defined-in-matlab\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T11:17:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T11:17:31","slug":"how-is-a-char-array-defined-in-matlab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-is-a-char-array-defined-in-matlab\/","title":{"rendered":"MATLAB Char Array Definition Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Matlab, you can define char arrays using single or double quotes.<\/p>\n<p>Single quotes can be used to define a character array, for example:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>arr = <span class=\"hljs-string\">'hello world'<\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Double quotation marks can be used to define a string array, for example:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>arr = <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"hello world\"<\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Both single and double quotes can be used to define multi-line character arrays, just remember to add a newline at the end of each line. 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