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Topic: reassigning value to a variable
Replies: 3   Last Post: Oct 20, 2012 10:45 PM

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Candace

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reassigning value to a variable
Posted: Oct 20, 2012 10:38 PM
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"Matt J" wrote in message <k5vh93$lb0$1@newscl01ah.mathworks.com>...
> "Candace " <jly5@duke.edu> wrote in message >
> > I can't simply do
> >
> > strcat(FirstLetter, SecondLetter)=DominanceHierarchy as the variable "AA" is then not associated with the value of 99.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> ==============
>
> This is what structures are for:
>
> S.(HName)=DominanceHierarchy
>
> No, you cannot create an individual variable AA in any problem-free way.

Thanks for this tip. I also found some help on renaming variables here:

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/31274

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