how do I call an array by having a matrix which juxtaposes a standard name with a tag?

I have many tables like so : TABLE_DD

TABLE_NN

TABLE_PP

...

and so on with various tags.

Is there any way to refer to the table by doing this :

>>A = ['TABLE_' Tags{1}];

where Tags = {'DD','NN','PP' ...};?

It would make life so much easier.

Answer 1

[the cyclist]

First, I would say you might want to take a look at this thread, which talks about using numbered cell arrays instead of sequences of variable names. It might point you to a better solution.

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/143-how-do-i-make-a-series-of-variables-a1-a2-a3-a10

That being said, it is possible to do what you want:

TABLE_NN = rand(3);
TABLE_PP = rand(3);

tags = {'NN','PP'};

eval(['A = TABLE_',tags{1}])

[Samyukta Ramnath]

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