variable to output name

name = 'adams'

c = 2x+4

I would like the value of "name" to be the variable for c. Therefore, instead of:

c = 2x+4

    it would be:

adams = 2x+4

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

Can you explain?

[Leyon]

Instead of a hardwire variable I would would like the output assigned to a variable that is created. For example when using xlsread the output file is assigned the name of the file being imported. How is that done?

[dpb]

Don't do this, use dynamic field names instead...

http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/generate-field-names-from-variables.html

[Leyon]

So the only option seems to be to create struct variables?

Thanks. i already knew this but was hoping there was another alternative so I could have a clean fieldname

[Matt J]

It isn't the only option, but I recommended it to you here

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/104532-output-to-a-variable-name

as the safest one. There are dangers in using assignin, eval, load, etc... to create variables inexplicitly. See, for example,

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/newsreader/view_thread/244639#628695

Answer 1

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

a=[2 4 5];  
assignin('base','adams',a)

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

But I don't see why it's important to change the name of your variable?