Cell Arrays and loops

The question is:

Write a script which first defines a cell array of directory names and then uses the command mkdir in a loop to create these directories.

I'm aware that mkdir makes a new directory, I just don't know how to firstly define a cell array of directory names and then use a loop, which I assume is a for loop.

Answer 1

[James Tursa]

A cell array uses the curly braces. E.g.,

MyNames = {'ThisName','ThatName','OtherName'};

The number of elements is simply numel(MyNames).

Each element is addressed using the curly braces also. E.g., MyNames{1}, MyNames{2}, etc.

[Liz]

Okay, how do i then use a loop to create the directories?

[James Tursa]

Just use numel(MyNames) as the indexing limit. E.g.,

for k=1:numel(MyNames)
    % do whatever you need to do here
end

[Liz]

I need to create the directories using mkdir. I feel as though I am overcomplicating this!

[James Tursa]

If the index variable is k like I have above, then MyNames{k} is the name. Use that in your loop.