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Test for valid unit strings or abbreviations
Syntax
unitstr
str = unitstr(str0,measstr)
Description
unitstr lists all valid unit strings and all abbreviations that are not simply truncations of the original strings (e.g.,'km' for 'kilometers').
str = unitstr(str0,measstr) returns the valid, standard string str corresponding to the recognized abbreviation str0. The type of string sought is specified by measstr, which can be 'distances', 'angles', or 'time'.
Examples
This command recognizes and standardizes certain abbreviations:str = unitstr('sm','distances')
str =
statutemiles
And any unique truncation:
str = unitstr('hou','time')
str =
hours
See Also
angledim |
Angle unit conversion |
distdim |
Distance unit conversion |
timedim |
Time unit conversion |