concatenate 2 vectors as string

I have 2 vectors

a = [87.46 85.38 85.99 85.49 88.56 85.67]
b = [0.16 1.97 2.38 2.38 1.63 1.81]

I wanted to save the values of a and b in a string cell as

{87.46±0.16,  85.38±1.97,  85.99±2.38,  85.49±2.38,  88.56±1.63,  85.67±1.81}

[Stephen23]

"I wanted to save the values of a and b in a string cell as"

The MATLAB documentation states "Avoid using cell arrays of strings. When you use cell arrays, you give up the performance advantages that come from using string arrays. "

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/frequently-asked-questions-about-string-arrays.html#mw_ea39fa70-6d47-4204-80b4-9abb58bbce77

You should use a string array, rather than a cell array of string scalars.

Answer 1

[Matt J]

Why not as a string array?

a = [87.46 85.38 85.99 85.49 88.56 85.67];
b = [0.16 1.97 2.38 2.38 1.63 1.81];

c=a+string(char(177))+b

c = 1×6 string array
    "87.46±0.16"    "85.38±1.97"    "85.99±2.38"    "85.49±2.38"    "88.56±1.63"    "85.67±1.81"

If you really must have a cell array, then,

c=cellstr(c)

c = 1×6 cell array
    {'87.46±0.16'}    {'85.38±1.97'}    {'85.99±2.38'}    {'85.49±2.38'}    {'88.56±1.63'}    {'85.67±1.81'}