how to expand cell array?

I have a cell array that contains T1-001, T2-001, T1-002, T2-002....T2-058. I am trying to expand the cell array 368x but I would like to keep them together (T1-001 with T2-002 and etc. How do I expand it so that T1-001 and T2-001 expands 368x .

[dpb]

I don't follow...how about posting a small example w/ a much smaller expansion factor and showing input/desired output?

[andrew]

for example:

• T1-001
• T1-001
• T1-001
• T2-001
• T2-001
• T2-001
• T1-002
• T1-002
• T1-002
• T2-002
• T2-002
• T2-002etc

Answer 1

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

a=[sprintf('T1-00%d T2-00%d ',[1:9;1:9]) sprintf('T1-0%d T2-0%d ',[10:58;10:58]) ]
out=regexp(a,'\w+\-\w+','match')
out=reshape(repmat(out,368,1),[],1)

%or

a=sprintf('T1-%3d*T2-%3d*',[1:58;1:58]) 
b=regexp(a,'[^\*]\w+\-\s+\w+','match')
out=strrep(b,' ','0')
out=reshape(repmat(out,368,1),[],1)

[andrew]

I was wondering how can I get it to print out every 368, so for example T1-001 and t2-002 print a total of 368 and so on.

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

That's what the above code do

[andrew]

how can I make it that T1-001 and T2-001 are in the same cell example:

• T1-001,T2-001
• T1-002,T2-002

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

a=sprintf('T1-%3d*T2-%3d*',[1:58;1:58]) 
b=regexp(a,'[^\*]\w+\-\s+\w+','match')
out=strrep(b,' ','0')
out=reshape(out,2,[])'

[andrew]

how do I merge the 2 columns so that it is 'T1-001, T2-001', etc

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

a=sprintf('T1-%3d*T2-%3d*',[1:58;1:58]) 
b=regexp(a,'[^\*]\w+\-\s+\w+','match')
out=strrep(b,' ','0')
out=reshape(out,2,[])'
res=cellfun(@(x,y) [x ', ' y],out(:,1),out(:,2),'un',0)

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

idx = ndgrid(1:length(YourArray), ones(1,368));
NewArray = YourArray(idx);