How to apply function "strrep" to more than 32 substrings?

15 Oct 2020
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Updated 19 Oct 2020
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Hi there,
It would be my great pleasure if anyone could assist me with the following error, caused after I applied strrep to more than 32 substrings:
newIDFFile = ...
strrep( ...
strrep( ...
strrep( ...
strrep( ...
strrep( ...
strrep( ...
strrep( ...
strrep( ...
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strrep(readIDFFile, ...
'@@P1@@', (x(1))), ...
'@@P2@@', (x(2))), ...
'@@P3@@', (x(3))), ...
'@@P4@@', (x(4))), ...
'@@P5@@', (x(5))), ...
'@@P6@@', (x(6))), ...
'@@P7@@', (x(7))), ...
'@@P8@@', (x(8))), ...
'@@P9@@', (x(9))), ...
'@@P10@@', (x(10))), ...
'@@P11@@', (x(11))), ...
'@@P12@@', (x(12))), ...
'@@P13@@', (x(13))), ...
'@@P14@@', (x(14))), ...
'@@P15@@', (x(15))), ...
'@@P16@@', (x(16))), ...
'@@P17@@', (x(17))), ...
'@@P18@@', (x(18))), ...
'@@P19@@', (x(19))), ...
'@@P20@@', (x(20))), ...
'@@P21@@', (x(21))), ...
'@@P22@@', (x(22))), ...
'@@P23@@', (x(23))), ...
'@@P24@@', (x(24))), ...
'@@P25@@', (x(25))), ...
'@@P26@@', (x(26))), ...
'@@P27@@', (x(27))), ...
'@@P28@@', (x(28))), ...
'@@P29@@', (x(29))), ...
'@@P30@@', (x(30))), ...
'@@P31@@', (x(31))), ...
'@@P32@@', (x(32))), ...
'@@P33@@', (x(33))), ...
'@@P34@@', (x(34))), ...
'@@P35@@', (x(35))), ...
'@@P36@@', (x(36))), ...
'@@P37@@', (x(37))), ...
'@@P38@@', (x(38))), ...
'@@P39@@', (x(39))), ...
'@@P40@@', (x(40))), ...
'@@P41@@', (x(41))), ...
'@@P42@@', (x(42))), ...
'@@P43@@', (x(43))), ...
'@@P44@@', (x(44))), ...
'@@P45@@', (x(45))), ...
'@@P46@@', (x(46))), ...
'@@P47@@', (x(47))), ...
'@@P48@@', (x(48))), ...
'@@P49@@', (x(49))), ...
'@@P50@@', (x(50))), ...
'@@P51@@', (x(51))), ...
'@@P52@@', (x(52))), ...
'@@P53@@', (x(53))), ...
'@@P54@@', (x(54))), ...
'@@P55@@', (x(55))), ...
'@@P56@@', (x(56))), ...
'@@P57@@', (x(57))), ...
'@@P58@@', (x(58))), ...
'@@P59@@', (x(59))), ...
'@@P60@@', (x(60))), ...
'@@P61@@', (x(61))), ...
'@@P62@@', (x(62))), ...
'@@P63@@', (x(63))), ...
'@@P64@@', (x(64))), ...
'@@P65@@', (x(65))), ...
'@@P66@@', (x(66))), ...
'@@P67@@', (x(67))), ...
'@@P68@@', (x(68))), ...
'@@P69@@', (x(69))), ...
'@@P70@@', (x(70))), ...
'@@P71@@', (x(71))), ...
'@@P72@@', (x(72))), ...
'@@P73@@', (x(73))), ...
'@@P74@@', (x(74))), ...
'@@P75@@', (x(75))), ...
'@@P76@@', (x(76))), ...
'@@P77@@', (x(77))), ...
'@@P78@@', (x(78))), ...
'@@P79@@', (x(79))), ...
'@@P80@@', (x(80))), ...
'@@P81@@', (x(81))), ...
'@@P82@@', (x(82))), ...
'@@P83@@', (x(83))), ...
'@@P84@@', (x(84))), ...
'@@P85@@', (x(85))), ...
'@@P86@@', (x(86))), ...
'@@P87@@', (x(87))), ...
'@@P88@@', (x(88))), ...
'@@P89@@', (x(89))), ...
'@@P90@@', (x(90))), ...
'@@P91@@', (x(91))), ...
'@@P92@@', (x(92))), ...
'@@P93@@', (x(93))), ...
'@@P94@@', (x(94))), ...
'@@P95@@', (x(95))), ...
'@@P96@@', (x(96)));
Thanks!

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Mohammad Dabbagh
Mohammad Dabbagh on 15 Oct 2020
It shows me the following error:
Error using objective (line 2)
Error: File: building_model.m Line: 260 Column: 11
Nesting of {, [, and ( cannot exceed a depth of 32.

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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 17 Oct 2020
Edited: Walter Roberson on 18 Oct 2020
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Ran in:
If you make x a string array with 96 or more elements, then the entire code can be replaced with
%{
newIDFFile = regexprep(readIDFFile, '@@P(\d+)@@', '${x{str2double($1)}}')
%}
For example,
x = "Here!"+(1:96);
readIDFFile = 'hello @@P3@@, how are you? @@P48@@ says hi!';
newIDFFile = regexprep(readIDFFile, '@@P(\d+)@@', '${x{str2double($1)}}')
newIDFFile = 'hello Here!3, how are you? Here!48 says hi!'

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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 17 Oct 2020
This code would also work with x being a cell array of character vectors
Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 17 Oct 2020
Correction, the str2double is needed like in my example code. (The interface I am using at the moment makes it tricky for me to edit the code)
Mohammad Dabbagh
Mohammad Dabbagh on 18 Oct 2020
Edited: Mohammad Dabbagh on 18 Oct 2020
Hi @Walter Roberson,
Thank you so much for getting back to me. The "regexprep" worked properly. However, one more quick help would be highly apprecitaed! The story is that by using your approach, I'm receiving just numbers for that "newIDFFile". However, I need to receive one of the followings for "newIDFFile: R1WinConstruction, R2WinConstructio, R3WinConstruction, or R4WinConsruction. More detailed, my initial "x" is a string, as follows:
x = string(x);
for i = 1:24
if x(i) == "1"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "2"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "3"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "4"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "5"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "6"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "7"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "8"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "9"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "10"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "11"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "12"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "13"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "14"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "15"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "16"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "17"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "18"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "19"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "20"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "21"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "22"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "23"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "24"
x(i)= "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
end
end
for i = 25:48
if x(i) == "25"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "26"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "27"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "28"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "29"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "30"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "31"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "32"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "33"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "34"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "35"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "36"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "37"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "38"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "39"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "40"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "41"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "42"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "43"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "44"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "45"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "46"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "47"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "48"
x(i)= "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
end
end
for i = 49:72
if x(i) == "49"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "50"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "51"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "52"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "53"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "54"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "55"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "56"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "57"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "58"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "59"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "60"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "61"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "62"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "63"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "64"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "65"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "66"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "67"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "68"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "69"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "70"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "71"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "72"
x(i)= "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
end
end
for i = 73:96
if x(i) == "73"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "74"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "75"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "76"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "77"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "78"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "79"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "80"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "81"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "82"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "83"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "84"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "85"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "86"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "87"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "88"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "89"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "90"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "91"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "92"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "93"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "94"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "95"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
elseif x(i)== "96"
x(i)= "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
end
end
Mohammad Dabbagh
Mohammad Dabbagh on 18 Oct 2020
Edited: Mohammad Dabbagh on 18 Oct 2020
However, by taking your approach, I just receives 1,2,3, or 4 for that "newIDFFile". Thanks again for yoyr help :)
Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 18 Oct 2020
xs = strings(1,96);
xs(1:24) = "set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
xs(25:48) = "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
xs(49:72) = "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
xs(73:96) = "set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction";
newIDFFile = regexprep(readIDFFile, '@@P(\d+)@@', '${xs{str2double($1)}}')
This will not give back 1, 2, 3, or 4 for readIDFFile unless readIDFFile is already 1, 2, 3, or 4.
Here, readIDFFile is assumed to be a character vector or string object containing text that has @@P in places.
Your x is not the input: your readIDFFile is the input.
Mohammad Dabbagh
Mohammad Dabbagh on 19 Oct 2020
@Walter Roberson
Awesome! I truly appreciate all your continued help. Thank you so much!
Mohammad Dabbagh
Mohammad Dabbagh on 19 Oct 2020
Edited: Mohammad Dabbagh on 19 Oct 2020
I meant variable R values. for instance, set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction, set WinS_Construct = R2WinConstruction, set WinS_Construct = R3WinConstruction, and set WinS_Construct = R4WinConstruction
As my x-values varries between 1 to 4
Here is the x.mat file
Thanks @Walter Roberson again!
Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 19 Oct 2020
I do not understand what you are asking. Your x.mat contains a newIDFFile variable that looks to have had the @@ properly replaced when I compare to readIDFFile. You do not have variables Obj1, Obj2 or similar in .mat and you do not have any R variable either. Your x values are not between 1 and 4, your x values are
>> x([1 48 72 end])
ans =
1×4 string array
Columns 1 through 3
"set WinS_Construct = R1WinConstruction" "set WinE_Construct = R1WinConstruction" "set WinW_Construct = R1WinConstruction"
Column 4
"set WinN_Construct = R1WinConstruction"
I do see that you have lb = ones(1,96) and ub = 4*ones(1,96), but what does that have to do with the price of bananas in Walla Walla, Washington?
It looks like you might be trying to work with EnergyPlus ? https://bigladdersoftware.com/epx/docs/8-3/auxiliary-programs/idfeditor.html
Mohammad Dabbagh
Mohammad Dabbagh on 19 Oct 2020
Edited: Mohammad Dabbagh on 19 Oct 2020
oh, never mind.. Actually the problem is that my code is more complex and I just showed a portion of that to you. I figured it out BTW.
Thanks,

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Bruno Luong
Bruno Luong on 15 Oct 2020
Edited: Bruno Luong on 15 Oct 2020

1 vote

newIDFFile = readIDFFile;
for k=1:length(x)
newIDFFile = strrep(newIDFFile, sprintf('@@P%d@@',k), x(k));
end

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Mohammad Dabbagh
Mohammad Dabbagh on 17 Oct 2020
Hi again @Bruno Luong
Thank you so much again for your help. However, I'm not sure why my first 24 variables are not being replaced. Any idea? Thanks
P.S i also tried the following, but it didn't make any difference.
sprintf('@@P%u@@',k), x(k))

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