Change a string by the loop number

Hi... How can I change a string with a loop number?

for example,

if we have

x='function#';

for i=1:10

Do something (function1=..., function2=..) and so on

end

I want to change # (the last letter of function#) by the loop number(i=1:10)

I use the function

strrep(x,'#',i)

but it does not wrok

Thanks

[Stephen23]

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

[Ismaeel]

Thanks Cobeldick.... Two recommendations convinced me to avoid creating dynamically named variables.

[parag patil]

But , I do not want to create it intentionally, It is the other software which takes input in the same way of string

[Steven Lord]

parag patil, please clarify how you're calling this "other software" and what it expects its inputs to be.

If it expects text data, perhaps a file name, that you can create using sprintf or num2str. [In the specific case of file names, you can get a list of files in the directory using dir.] If it expects variables that you've created using sequential names, see Stephen's answer for reasons why this is a bad idea.

Answer 1

[dpb]

You can, but don't...see the FAQ for some reasons why not and how to do it "the Matlab way"...

http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_create_variables_A1.2C_A2.2C....2CA10_in_a_loop.3F

This is in terms of variables but the same holds true for function names as well.

[Ismaeel]

Very useful information. Thanks dpb... Love MATLAB.