Loading a sequence of files into Matlab - can't define 'cell'

I would like to load 200 data which is stored in 1x1 structures with three fields. Load command is pretty useless at this point so I tried this.

files= dir('data*')

numfiles=size(files)

mydata = cell(1,numfiles)

for k = 1:numfiles

mydata{k}= importdata(files(k).name)

What value does 'cell' stand for?

I can apply the rest to my dataset I just can't seem to load it properly.

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

cell() doesn't stand for any value. It instantiates (pre-allocates) a cell array of empty contents - one empty cell for each of the files you found. I think if you read the FAQ you'll have a better idea of how cells work. ?

importdata() can bring in who-knows-what, so that's why we need a cell since each cell can contain something completely different, unlike other arrays. If each dataset is the same size, shape, and class, then you might use a double array to hold everything instead of a cell array.

[Mau Dudas]

So is it basically a new variable i get to define and store the data that I import in?