Create variables from an array of cells in Matlab

Question

I have an array of cells, for example,

cells = {'a', 'b', 'c', d', 'e'};

which is inside a for loop of 1 to 5.

I want to create a variable from a to e depending on the loop index, as 1 to a, 2 to b...

When I try (i is the for index),

eval(cells{i}) = values; it gives me the error,

Undefined function or method 'eval' for input arguments of type 'a'

Answer 1

Here the answer:

eval(sprintf([cells{i} '=values;']))

And you can remove the ; if you want to see the display in command window.

In answer to your comment :

cells = {'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'};
values = 4;
i = 1;
eval(sprintf([cells{i} '=values;']))

This works perfectly fine on my computer, and i get no warning or error messages.