python - Matlab equivalent of `endsWith`: How to filter list of filenames regarding their extension? -

is there matlab equivalent of endswith function available in python, java etc.?

i filter list of strings endings, e.g. list:

a.tif b.jpg c.doc d.txt e.tif 

should filtered endswith('.tif') result in:

a.tif e.tif 

here's how in python:

textlist = ['a.tif','b.jpg','c.doc','d.txt','e.tif']; filteredlist = filter(lambda x:x.endswith('.tif'), textlist) 

this tried in matlab:

textlist = {'a.tif'; 'b.jpg'; 'c.doc'; 'd.txt'; 'e.tif'}; found = strfind(textlist, '.tif'); = zeros(size(found)); k = 1:size(found), a(k)=~isempty(found{k}); end; textlist(logical(a)) 

i might have replace strfind regexp find occurences @ end of string. in general, think rather complicated way of achieving goal. there easier way filter list in matlab?

probably quite efficient use regular expressions:

filelist = {'a.tif'             'c.doc'             'd.txt'             'e.tif'}  filtered = regexp( filelist ,'(\w*.txt$)|(\w*.doc$)','match') filtered = [filtered{:}] 

explanation:

(\w*.txt$) return filenames \w* end $ .txt , (\w*.doc$) return filenames \w* end $ .doc. | logical operator.

especially if want filter 1 file extension, handy:

fileext = 'tif'; filtered = regexp( filelist ,['\w*.' fileext '$'],'match') filtered = [filtered{:}] 

filtering multiple file extensions possible, need create longer regex:

fileext = {'doc','txt'}; dupe = @(x) repmat({x},1,numel(fileext)) filter = [dupe('(\w*.'); fileext(:).'; dupe('$)'); dupe('|')] %'  filtered = regexp( filelist, [filter{1:end-1}], 'match') filtered = [filtered{:}]