Converting cell array with various entry types

Hello, I have the following lines of code:

    fid = fopen('singleatom.txt','r'); %read as a single cell

    C = textscan(fid,'%s');

    fclose(fid);

    C = C{1,1}(1:5)

which produces the following output:

C = 

      'Eu3+'
      '1'
      '10.06037350'
      '-4.673610300'
      '-1.834337367'

Could anyone explain to me how you would go about converting the cell array into a format where the data could be utilised, as this does not appear to be possible in its current form. The data represents:

C(1) = atom type

C(2) = atom number

C(3) = x-coordinate

C(4) = y-coordinate

C(5) = z-coordinate

So, for instance, how would I convert the data so that I could proceed to plot the atom's position on a scatter plot and label it with the identifiers?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,

Tom

Answer 1

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

C ={'Eu3+'            'Eu4+'
  '1'               '2'
  '10.06037350'     '10.05026240'
  '-4.673610300'    '-5.562509200'
  '-1.834337367'   '-2.945448478'}
% you have the cells in the first line are char type 
a1=C(1,:)
% the other cells are double type
a2=str2double(C(2:end,:))

[Tom]

I think that's done the trick, thankyou Azzi!