Thread Subject: Text and numbers/data in same matrix

Hi

How is it possible to make a matrix which includes
numbers/data and text?

Example:
I want X={'Moment'; 'Work'; 'Angle'} to be in column1,
Y=[222.115; 210.004; 78.112] to be in column2 and Z=
[211.114; 205.089; 76.112] to be in column3, so V=[X Y Z].

V=
Moment 222.115 211.114
Work 210.004 205.089
Angle 78.112 76.112

I want it to be possible calculate within the two data
vectors..

In other words I want it to be possible to save the matrix
to a file which have a header (ex. Moment, Work, Angle) to
each row of the Matrix or file.

Any suggestions?

Markus

Hi Markus. Have you thought in structure arrays? Search the
struct command, it may help.

Best,

Nicolas

In article <g0kdgq$48$1@fred.mathworks.com>,
Markus Due Jakobsen <markusdue@gmail.com> wrote:
>Hi
>
>How is it possible to make a matrix which includes
>numbers/data and text?
>
>Example:
>I want X={'Moment'; 'Work'; 'Angle'} to be in column1,
>Y=[222.115; 210.004; 78.112] to be in column2 and Z=
>[211.114; 205.089; 76.112] to be in column3, so V=[X Y Z].

That is not possible in Matlab.

>In other words I want it to be possible to save the matrix
>to a file which have a header (ex. Moment, Work, Angle) to
>each row of the Matrix or file.

That's a different question: there are a number of different
routines that allow you to write data to a file, several of which
allow you to write out data of different classes on the same line.
--
  "The quirks and arbitrariness we observe force us to the
  conclusion that ours is not the only universe." -- Walter Kistler

"Markus Due Jakobsen" <markusdue@gmail.com> wrote in
message <g0kdgq$48$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> Hi
>
> How is it possible to make a matrix which includes
> numbers/data and text?
>
> Example:
> I want X={'Moment'; 'Work'; 'Angle'} to be in column1,
> Y=[222.115; 210.004; 78.112] to be in column2 and Z=
> [211.114; 205.089; 76.112] to be in column3, so V=[X Y
Z].
>
> V=
> Moment 222.115 211.114
> Work 210.004 205.089
> Angle 78.112 76.112
>
> I want it to be possible calculate within the two data
> vectors..
>
> In other words I want it to be possible to save the
matrix
> to a file which have a header (ex. Moment, Work, Angle)
to
> each row of the Matrix or file.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Markus
>

% You could make Y & Z cell vectors also ...

X={'Moment'; 'Work'; 'Angle'}
Y={222.115; 210.004; 78.112}
Z = {211.114; 205.089; 76.112}

V = {X Y Z}

% You may be able to save V to a file, but,
% working with the V cell array will be difficult.

% Using structures my be better to do the calculations.

Markus, if you have the Statistics Toolbox you might find the DATASET
object interesting.

X = {'Moment'; 'Work'; 'Angle'};
Y = [222.115; 210.004; 78.112];
Z = [211.114; 205.089; 76.112];
V = dataset(X,Y,Z)

V =
     X Y Z
     'Moment' 222.12 211.11
     'Work' 210 205.09
     'Angle' 78.112 76.112

V(1,:)
ans =
     X Y Z
     'Moment' 222.12 211.11

V(:,1)
ans =
     X
     'Moment'
     'Work'
     'Angle'

Cheers
Bob