MATLAB Programming

Cell Arrays
Note The examples in this section focus on two-dimensional cell arrays. For
examples of higher-dimension cell arrays, see “Multidimensional Arrays”
on page 1-52.
This section covers these topics:
• “Cell Array Operators” on page 2-95
• “Creating a Cell Array” on page 2-96
• “Referencing Cells of a Cell Array” on page 2-100
• “Deleting Cells” on page 2-107
• “Reshaping Cell Arrays” on page 2-107
• “Replacing Lists of Variables with Cell Arrays” on page 2-108
• “Applying Functions and Operators” on page 2-109
• “Organizing Data in Cell Arrays” on page 2-110
• “Nesting Cell Arrays” on page 2-111
• “Converting Between Cell and Numeric Arrays” on page 2-113
• “Cell Arrays of Structures” on page 2-114
• “Function Summary” on page 2-115
Cell Array Operators
This table shows the operators used in constructing, concatenating, and
indexing into the cells of a cell array.
Operation Syntax Description
Constructing
C = {A B D
E}
Builds a cell array C that can contain data
of unlike types in A, B, D, andE
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