Dynamically specifying table columns in a loop - with a row number...

I'm running a loop where I copy values from one table into another, dynamically specifying variable names (columns). I got this part covered by using:

myTable.(specifyColumnName) = ...
    

where specifyColumnName changes with each iteration depending on where I want to copy the values.

The problem is, I also need to specify the row number (also dynamically), and I can't figure out how to do it.

Any tips?

(I'm using a loop, because I can't get unstack to work the way I want, see my other question https://se.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/1980044-restructuring-a-matrix-based-on-an-index?s_tid=prof_contriblnk).

Answer 1

[Stephen23]

"Any tips?"

Read the MATLAB documentation:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/access-data-in-a-table.html

From you description, it seems that you might want to use curly braces:

myTable{rowNumber,columnName} = ...

[Corymbiamaculata]

Thanks, it's not so straightforward to find answers in the documentation when you're a beginner and don't know what you're looking for.

[Stephen23]

"it's not so straightforward to find answers in the documentation..."

The MATLAB documentation makes it very easy to find related information.

For example, you are using tables. Here is the TABLE documentation:

Also: scroll to the bottom of every page: there you will find lists of related functions, links to related documentation pages, and more.