Append to an array
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Hi all,
I have a function called details, where the user enters his name, and the details are stored in the array, say "name". Each time a name is entered it should get appended to the array.
At any point, the user can cancel entering the details and do other computations. Then again the user can start entering the details. In this case, it should get appended to the "name" array that is already existing.
At the beginning of the session, the array "name" should be empty.
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Yatin
on 16 Oct 2013
Edited: Yatin
on 16 Oct 2013
Hi,
A possible solution to your problem could be something like this. Set the array as empty initially(beginning of the session).
nameArray = {};
You can then append the entries in the array as follows:
nameArray = [nameArray, 'Name you want to append'];
This uses the concept of cell array. You might want to refer to the documentation on cell arrays for more information. http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/cell-arrays.html
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bla bla
on 13 Apr 2020
@Bill Tubbs maybe try nameArray(end+1) = {'name to be appended'}; should be a more efficient way of doing it
Xuzhaoqiu Zeng
on 5 Jun 2021
testFactor = 194225602
testStart = 3928
tic
mytest = [testStart];
for i = 1:100000
mytest = [mytest, testStart];
end
toc
tic
mytest = [testStart];
for i = 1:100000
mytest(end+1) = testStart;
end
toc
The result is :
2.024820
0.011121
list = [list, appendedNumber] is ridiculous.
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Vinaya Babu Yerneni
on 16 Oct 2020
Firstly you need to clarify whether you need to append strings or integer or string and integer
for only strings
name=input('What is your name? ', 's');
age=input('What is your age? ',"s");
hometown=input('What is your hometown? ', 's');
sport=input('What is your favorite sport? ', 's');
Temptex2=append(name,age,hometown,sport)
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