It can be both necessary and convenient to store several variables of different size or type in one variable. A cell array is a container class able to do just that. In general cell arrays work just like N-dimensional arrays with the exception of the use of ‘{’ and ‘}’ as allocation and indexing operators.
| • Basic Usage of Cell Arrays: |
| • Creating Cell Arrays: |
| • Indexing Cell Arrays: |
| • Cell Arrays of Strings: |
| • Processing Data in Cell Arrays: |
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