Algorithm (Workflow)

This algorithm is a MATLAB function named readtable2code that reads a table from a file and generates MATLAB code strings that can be used in MATLAB m-files. The function is particularly useful for converting Excel sheet data into MATLAB code.

Input Parameters

• fname: The file name of a table, such as "temptable.xls". This is the only input parameter and should be a string representing the file path or name.

Algorithm Steps

1. The function first checks if the file specified by fname exists using the exist function. If the file exists, it proceeds; otherwise, it does nothing.
2. If the file exists, it uses the which function to get the full path of the file and assigns it back to fname.
3. A debug print statement is executed to indicate the file being read, using dbprintf.
4. The function reads the table from the file using readtable with the format set to 'auto'. This reads the data into a table variable RTab.
5. The variable names of the table are extracted into Taborder using RTab.Properties.VariableNames.
6. The table is converted to a cell array TT using table2cell.
7. A string Header is initialized to store the variable names in a format suitable for MATLAB code. It starts with 'Tabnames={'.
8. A loop iterates over the variable names in Taborder. For each name, it appends it to Header in the format 'name', or 'name'} for the last element.
9. A string C is initialized to store the table content in a format suitable for MATLAB code. It starts with 'Tabcontent={' followed by a newline.
10. Nested loops iterate over each element of the cell array TT. For each element, it appends it to C in the format 'value' or 'value'; for the last element in a row, followed by a newline.
11. The string C is completed with '};' to close the MATLAB cell array syntax.
12. Debug print statements output the Header and C strings, which represent the MATLAB code for the table's variable names and content, respectively.