Group named variables in matrix

Hello,

I have five variables named ssc_A, ssc_B, ssc_C, ssc_D and ssc_E, and I would like to group them in a vector called SSC.

Is it possible to make a for loop that would work like this?:

%random values for ssc_A through ssc_E:
ssc_A = 1;
ssc_B = 2;
ssc_C = 3;
ssc_D = 4;
ssc_E = 5;

for i = "A":"E"
    SSC = [SSC;"ssc_"i]
end

[Stephen23]

"I have five variables named ssc_A, ssc_B, ssc_C, ssc_D and ssc_E, and I would like to group them in a vector called SSC."

I can already see where this is heading... let me guess, you don't really have just five, but actually have many such variables?

"Is it possible to make a for loop that would work like this?:"

It is certainly possible, but those methods appeal only to users who want to force themselves into writing pointlessly slow, complex, obfuscated, buggy code that is hard to debug. Everyone else avoids that approach, e.g. by importing file data into one variable using neat, simple, trivial, and very efficient indexing, just like MATLAB was designed for:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/import_export/process-a-sequence-of-files.html

So far you have not told use the most important information: how did you get all of those variables into the workspace?

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

Possible? Yes.

Advised? NO NO NO.

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/304528-tutorial-why-variables-should-not-be-named-dynamically-eval

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So I should do this manually? What if I have lots of variables? Is there an alternative?

[Walter Roberson]

If you have lots of variables you should ensure that they are not generated or imported as individually named variables.

The alternatives are discussed in the link.