How can I put data into a Cell

I have a cell Name = {} And i need to make a list of names using a loop. How do I do this without overwriting ? Thanks

Answer 1

[Adam]

for n = 1:numNames
   Name{n} = getYourNameFromSomewhere( n );
end

Doing it in a loop implies your names are somewhere where you can assign them without needing to hard code them. Whether that is the case or not I don't know so the above is kind of pseudo-code

[Jan]

And for completeness: Add a pre-allocation on top:

Name = cell(1, numNames);

[dpb]

[ Anne's Answer moved to comment as is followup ?-- dpb]

thank You. But i get a lot of [] [] [] []

[dpb]

"Show your work!" We can't debug what we can't see...need the code you used and a sample of the data you tried to assign.

Answer 2

[Anne]

thank You. But i get a lot of [] [] [] []

[Adam]

Well, it depends entirely on how you get hold of all your names in a loop. Using Jan's code to initialise the array that is what you will start with. If your code in the for loop fails to assign anything then you will end up with that still too.