How to get double array from string

Hi everyone,

I have a edit box in which I want to enter an array like

1:5

or

[1,2,3,5]

or

[1,2,3:6,9,12:15]

. Since this is edit an edit box when I read the box I get string.

Is there an easy way of converting this string version of double array to a real double array.

For example when I enter the

 '[1,2,3:6,9,12:15]'

to edit box I want to get the double array

A= [1,2,3:6,9,12:15] 

which is equal to

[1 2 3 4 5 6 9 12 13 14 15]

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

[Stephan]

>> A = str2num('[1,2,3:6,9,12:15]')

A =

     1     2     3     4     5     6     9    12    13    14    15

[Ümit Güden]

Thanks @Stephan.