# convertStringsToChars

Convert string arrays to character arrays.

## Syntax

* C = convertStringsToChars(S)
* \[B1, B2, ..., BN] = convertStringsToChars(A1, A2, ..., AN)

## Input argument

* S - if S is a string array, output C will be converted to an cell of strings or an character vector (if S is scalar).
* A1, A2, ..., AN - variables to convert to char array if it is a string array.

## Output argument

* C - a char array or unaltered variable
* B1, B2, ..., BN - variables converted to char array if it is a string array.

## Description

**convertStringsToChars** converts string arrays to character arrays.

## Example

```matlab
A = convertStringsToChars("Nelson")
A = convertStringsToChars(["Nelson", string(NaN)])
```

## See also

[convertCharsToStringss](convertcharstostrings), [cellstr](../data_structures/cellstr), [string](string), [char](char).

## History

| Version | Description     |
| ------- | --------------- |
| 1.0.0   | initial version |

## Author

Allan CORNET
