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Re: create variable with name from string?


From: John W. Eaton
Subject: Re: create variable with name from string?
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:08:53 -0400

On 30-Mar-2008, Stefan Pofahl wrote:

|   eval (sprintf ([nameofvariable, "= ", num2str(numberoffruits, "%i")]));

Since you're using sprintf anyway, you can simplify this to be

  eval (sprintf ("nameofvariable = %d", numberoffruits"));

but I think it is generally best to avoid generating new variables
with eval.

jwe


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