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Subject: Referencing variables from variable names

From: Dan Berkowitz

Date: 29 Aug, 2007 19:58:48

Message: 1 of 3

hi,

i have the names of a list of variables stored in cell
('a','b', etc.).

how can i call the variables from this list of names? i'm
totally lost.

any help would be appreciated!

db

Subject: Referencing variables from variable names

From: Matt G

Date: 29 Aug, 2007 22:19:40

Message: 2 of 3

>> a=1000;
>> b=2000;
>> vars={'a','b'};
>> eval(vars{1})

a =

        1000

>> eval(vars{2})

b =

        2000
"dan berkowitz" <dberkowitz@nospamyahoo.com> wrote in
message <fb4j5o$sk$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> hi,
>
> i have the names of a list of variables stored in cell
> ('a','b', etc.).
>
> how can i call the variables from this list of names? i'm
> totally lost.
>
> any help would be appreciated!
>
> db

Subject: Referencing variables from variable names

From: Markus Buehren

Date: 30 Aug, 2007 00:01:08

Message: 3 of 3

Don't do this!

http://www.mit.edu/~pwb/cssm/matlab-faq.html#evalcell

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