How Can I use a string value as a parameter name?

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How Can I use a string value as a parameter name?
I have a function that return a string value, I want to use this function in another function and use this string value as parameter name that is a Image.
Could You help me?
thanks
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Michael Haderlein
Michael Haderlein on 19 Feb 2015
I don't know your code and, as mentioned before, I didn't really understand the question. But in 99 % of the cases using eval is not the best idea. Besides issues such as slow execution, it makes debugging very difficult. There are cases when eval is the best (or the only) way, but that's limited to the 1 % remaining in my statistics. In all other cases, I'd not recommend it.

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Stephen23
Stephen23 on 19 Feb 2015
Edited: Stephen23 on 19 Feb 2015
You can allocate that string to a variable, and use that variable in the next function:
str = firstFunction(...);
secondFunction(str)
This will call the second function with whatever string the first function returned.
If you are talking about using a string to dynamically name a variable, then don't do this and use a cell array or structure instead.

Michael scheinfeild
Michael scheinfeild on 19 Feb 2015
use strcmp

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