Re: parameterized variable tmp1=2, tmp2=4

[John van Baar]

>| I am intending to increment the name of the variable in a loop.
>| The desired output is:
>| tmp1=2
>| tmp2=4
>| 
>| using
>| 
>| for i=1:2
>| sprintf('tmp%d',i)=2*i
>| endfor
>| 
>| sprintf('tmp%d',i) gives "tmp1"
>| sprintf('tmp%d',i)=1 gives "string type invalid as index value"
>| How can this problem be solved or where can I find the solution?
>| 
>| John van Baar
>
>[Try eval (sprintf ("tmp%d = %f;", i, val)); or similar. --jwe]
>

It works, thanks!

example:

octave:1> i=2;
octave:2> val=10;
octave:3> eval (sprintf ("tmp%d = %f;", i, val));
octave:4> eval (sprintf ("tmp%d = %f", i, val));
tmp2 = 10
octave:5> tmp2
tmp2 = 10



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