How to include the value of a function into a variable?

Hello all,

I have a function with a certail value. Let consider an example :

fix(u/l_segment) = 10

And what I want to do is to include the value of this function into the variables that I am going to declare. Something like this :

Coefficient_[fix(u/l_segment)] = 1 ; (so in this case my variable would become Coefficient_10)

Coefficient_[fix(u/l_segment) - 1] = 1 ; (so in this case my variable would become Coefficient_9)

And so on...

Any idea how can I do this?

Thank you in advance!

[Stephen23]

Forcing meta-data into variable names is one way that beginners force themselves into writing slow, inefficient, complex code.

Is there any particular reason why you cannot use indexing and/or simply store the meta-data in its own array?

Is there any reason why you cannot use arrays/matrices/vectors (which is exactly how MATLAB is designed to be used)?

[Konstantinos Kotsis]

Hello Stephen,

Thank you for your comment.

Well, if I understand your question correctly: In my case and for my system, fix(u/l_segment) will take values from 1 to 1417. In every instant however, I will be only studying/referring to the components starting from [fix(u/l_segment)] till [fix(u/l_segment) - 9]. And these components can be anywhere between 1-1417, depending on the result I get from fix(u/l_segment) for that point in time.

So as you can understand, the variables that I'll be considering for my system, depend on the value of fix(u/l_segment) and that is why I need to consider the value of fix(u/l_segment) and use it as an indicator to understand what component number am I dealing with/working on.

I hope this clears out things a little bit.

If you have any suggestions or recommendations, I'd be happy to hear them.

[Stephen23]

"I hope this clears out things a little bit."

Yes, it makes it quite clear that dynamically naming variables would be a pointlessly complex and inefficient approach.

"If you have any suggestions or recommendations"

Exactly as I wrote in my previous comment you should use indexing, possibly storing that meta-data in its own array.

Answer 1

[Steven Lord]

Can you do this? Yes.

Should you do this? The general consensus is no.