How to give string as an input in matlab and find entropy for the given string

[DivyaKrishnappa]

Hello..

I am a Beginner in Matlab.. I want to know how to give string as an input.. If I use command, input('Enter a String'); It can accept only integers.. Please suggest few websites to learn programming in MATLAB..

Regards,
Divya.

 

[horace1]

if you look on the Mathworks web pages there are links to plenty of tutorials
https://www.mathworks.co.uk/academia/student_center/tutorials/launchpad.html

e.g. read a string from keyboard
https://www.mathworks.co.uk/help/matlab/ref/input.html