Populate Listbox with exceptions

Currently my method of outputing directory files to a listbox is:

dir_struct = dir(pwd)
[sorted_names,sorted_index] = sortrows({dir_struct.name}');
handles.file_names = sorted_names;
set(handles.files,'String',handles.file_names,'Value',1)

When getting the sorted_names I want to exclude certain files. Let's say files containing 'include' should be included, /w 'exclude' not.

I was thinking about using regexp. Suggestions?

[Robert Worm]

Just giving this a push.

Answer 1

[Jan]

Replace

[sorted_names,sorted_index] = sortrows({dir_struct.name}');

by the simpler:

sorted_names = sort({dir_struct.name});

Now you want to exlucde names, which contain the substring 'exclude'?

sorted_names(contains(sorted_names, 'exclude')) = [];

Or include files, whose name contains 'include':

sorted_names = sorted_names(contains(sorted_names, 'include'));

With older Matlab versions before contains was available, use:

function T = myContains(Str, Key)
T = ~cellfun('isempty', strfind(Str, Key));
end