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\nCell arrays are like regular arrays but you can use them to store different data types in a sequence. The format for this method of storing values is curly brackets {}. After you assign the cell array a name, you can enter values and...\nCell arrays are like regular arrays but you can use them to store different data types in a sequence. The format for this method of storing values is curly brackets {}. After you assign the cell array a name, you can enter values and separate them with commas.

% cell array of strings
chickens = {'Leghorn', 'Barnevelder', 'Plymouth Rock'}



You can also have an array in a cell array.

chickens = {'Leghorn', [true, 42],'Barnevelder', \"Plymouth Rock\"}
You can replace elements of the array or delete a specific value. Use cellstr() in Matlab to convert a string to a cell entry (optional for Octave).

chickens = {'Leghorn', 'Barnevelder', 'Plymouth Rock'}
chickens(1) = cellstr('Ancona') % Replaces Leghorn with Ancona

chickens(2) = [] % Deletes the second value


You can also insert a value like 'maybe' into a cell array.

myArray = {'yes', 'no'}
myArray(3) = {'maybe'}



Use the cell2mat() function to convert the cell array to a matrix. An array is a 1D matrix.


chickens = {'Leghorn', 'Barnevelder', 'Plymouth Rock'};
for i = 1:length(chickens)
disp(cell2mat(chickens(i)))
end



Like arrays, you can access the elements of an array inside a for loop. The if statement inside controls what message is printed. The strcmp() function is comparing two string values. If they are the same it will be true.\n
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