Referencing String in an array?

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Bolin
Bolin on 29 Sep 2013
Commented: Azzi Abdelmalek on 29 Sep 2013
Hi guys, I am currently having the following problem
I want to create an array say:
A = ['Apple', 'Oranges']
And I want to access the array by the index of the items:
A(1) = Apple
A(2) = Oranges
But current, A(1) is only giving me a, A(2) is giving me p, so on
How do I access these items by their indices?
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Azzi Abdelmalek
Azzi Abdelmalek on 29 Sep 2013
Bo commented
Thanks guys, been out of the matlab game for over a year and I can't remember anything! I even tried to use a struct but matlab struct is kind of crazy also.

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Answers (2)

Azzi Abdelmalek
Azzi Abdelmalek on 29 Sep 2013
Use a cell array
A = {'Apple', 'Oranges'}
A{1}
A{2}
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Azzi Abdelmalek
Azzi Abdelmalek on 29 Sep 2013
Edited: Azzi Abdelmalek on 29 Sep 2013
Bo, this is not struct it's a cell array. When you work with different type of data, you can not avoid cell array
doc cell

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Wayne King
Wayne King on 29 Sep 2013
Edited: Wayne King on 29 Sep 2013
Why not use a cell array?
A = {'Apple', 'Oranges'};
Then
A{1}
and
A{2}
will give you what you want.

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