MATLAB Programming

3 Basic Program Components
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How to Use the Comma-Separated Lists
Common uses for comma-separated lists are
• “Constructing Arrays” on page 3-84
• “Displaying Arrays” on page 3-85
• “Concatenation” on page 3-85
• “Function Call Arguments” on page 3-85
• “Function Return Values” on page 3-86
The following sections provide examples of using comma-separated lists with
cell arrays. Each of these examples appliestoMATLABstructuresaswell.
Constructing Arrays
You can use a comma-separated list to enter a series of elements when
constructing a matrix or array. Note what happens when you insert a list of
elements as opposed to adding the cell itself.
When you specify a list of elements with C{:, 5}, MATLABinsertsthefour
individual elements:
A = {'Hello', C{:, 5}, magic(4)}
A =
'Hello' [34] [36] [38] [40] [4x4 double]
When you specify the C cell itself, MATLAB inserts the entire cell array:
A = {'Hello', C, magic(4)}
A =
'Hello' {4x6 cell} [4x4 double]
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