Accessing cell array contents

I have a one-dimensional cell array where each element of the array contains a timetable with identical format. Is there a direct way of creating a vector that contains the last element of one specific variable in each timetable (without looping)?

For example, something like:

CellArray{:}.Variable(end)

[Dave O]

Thanks for your reply, Rik and Adam!

[Rik]

You're welcome. If either answer solved your problem, feel free to mark it as accepted answer. If the other was helpful as well, consider giving it an upvote.

Answer 1

[Rik]

No. You could use cellfun, but that will only hide the loop. Using a loop directly tends to have better efficiency.

But don't worry: loops are not as bad as you might think (especially if you pre-allocate the output). They are only bad when there isn't a builtin equivalent that operates on the entire array.

[Adam Danz]

+1 Rik, @Dave O if a loop is more readable to you than cellfun, go with the loop.

Answer 2

[Adam Danz]

See cellfun

In this example, the cell array is named myCellArray and the variable is named myVar.

y = cellfun(@(A)A.myVar(end), myCellArray)

If the values you are extracting are non-numeric or non-scalar,

y = cellfun(@(A){A.myVar(end)}, myCellArray)