Multiplication of two fields in a structure array

Hi. I want to perform element wise multiplication of two fields in a struture array. The size of the fields is same throughout for a given Struct(i). When, I use the code below it gives the following error:

"Argument to dynamic structure reference must evaluate to a valid field name"

for i=1:length(Struct) 
    
     
    Struct(i).dx_dc1=(Struct(i).L1).*(cos(Struct(i).phi1));
    Struct(i).dy_dc=(Struct(i).L1).*(sin(Struct.(i).phi1));
        
    
    Struct(i).dx_dc2=(Struct(i).L2).*(cos(Struct(i).phi2));
    Struct(i).dz_dc=(Struct(i).L2).*(sin(Struct(i).phi2)); 
                
end

[adeq123]

Hi,

Can you attach the Struct as well ?

[Guillaume]

Are you sure that it's the exact code with no modification that you're running?

This code doesn't have any dynamic structure reference so it would be very surprising for you to get the error stated. Now, if you had something like:

Struct(i).(something)  %brackets around something make it a dynamic struct ref

then yes, you could get this type of error.

Answer 1

[Steven Lord]

You made a typo on this line.

Struct(i).dy_dc=(Struct(i).L1).*(sin(Struct.(i).phi1));

There shouldn't be a period between Struct and (i) in the sin call.

Struct(i).dy_dc=(Struct(i).L1).*(sin(Struct(i).phi1));

[Guillaume]

Well spotted! This is indeed the dynamic struct ref.

[SS]

Thank you.