vars2cell

% PURPOSE: Convert selected variables in matlab workspace to the cell's columns
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Updated 12 Sep 2012

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% PURPOSE: Convert selected variables in matlab workspace to the cell's columns
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% SYNTAX:
% (1) vars2cell(var1, var2)
% (2) vars2cell(var1, var2, newvarnamelist)
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% OUTPUT:
% (1) cellA: NxM --->a cell containing M columns. Each column include
% a head and its body.

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% INPUT:
% (1) var1, var2..., the variables (var1, var2, .., varM) in matlab workspace s been transform to columns of the cell
% (2) newvarname: 1xM ---> M string as new head for the column.

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% LIBRARY:
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% SEE ALSO: cell2vars,
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% REFERENCE: assigni, eval
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% written by:
% Lin Renwen
% <linrenwen@gmail.com>

% Version 1.0 [2012-9-8 13:47:28]
% Version 1.1 [2012-9-12 20:46:04] Modified the example. Thanks for Simon's suggestion!

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% EXAMPLE:
% > name = {'Simon', 'Jimmy', 'Cooper'}';
% > grade = {99, 68, NaN}';
% > vars2cell(name, grade)
% ans =
% 'name' 'grade'
% 'Simon' [ 99]
% 'Jimmy' [ 68]
% 'Cooper' [ NaN]
%
% > vars2cell(name, grade,{'NAME','GRADE'})
% ans =
% 'NAME' 'GRADE'
% 'Simon' [ 99]
% 'Jimmy' [ 68]
% 'Cooper' [ NaN]

% END OF EXAMPLE
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Cite As

Renwen Lin (2026). vars2cell (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/38119-vars2cell), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2012a
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux
Version Published Release Notes
1.3.0.0

:)Thank you so much, Simon. I have modified the example and update the zip file.

1.2.0.0

Modify the example. Thank you, Simon!

1.0.0.0