cell2vars: Transform cell to vars

cell2vars: Transform cell's columns' to variables in workplace

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% PURPOSE: Convert the cell's columns' to variables in matlab workspace
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% SYNTAX:
% (1) cell2vars(cellvar)
% (2) cell2vars(cellvar, newvarname)
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% OUTPUT:
% (1) each column of the cell is been transform to a variable in matlab
% workspace
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% INPUT:
% (1) cellvar: NxM --->a cell containing M columns. Each column include
% a head and its body.
% (2) newvarname: 1xM ---> M string as new head for the column.
% NB: no string can be include in the file.

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% LIBRARY:
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% SEE ALSO: vars2cell,
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% REFERENCE: assigni, eval
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% written by:
% Lin Renwen
% <linrenwen@gmail.com>

% Version 1.0 [2012-6-27 20:29:25]

%=============================================
% EXAMPLE:
% INPUT:
% > A = {'name','grade'; 1,56; 2,78; NaN,90};
% > cell2vars(A);
% > name
% name =
% 1
% 2
% NaN
%
% > grade
% grade =
% 56
% 78
% 90
% % END OF EXAMPLE
%=============================================

Cite As

Renwen Lin (2026). cell2vars: Transform cell to vars (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/37290-cell2vars-transform-cell-to-vars), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.2.0.0

Revise the example; thanks so much! Simon

1.1.0.0

Adjust according to Jan Simon's suggestion. Jan thanks so much!

1.0.0.0