Cell Array Mimic

This is a class which mimics a cell array by implementing several cell array functions.

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CAindex mimics a cell array by overloading the following functions,

'CAindex'
'ctranspose'
'disp'
'end'
'horzcat'
'numel'
'plot'
'size'
'subsasgn'
'subsref'
'transpose'
'vertcat'

The attached test file illustrates the different operations it can perform. The way it differs from a normal cell array is that I can call it like this,

C('ColumnTitle')

which is the same as

CELLARRAY(:,x)

if the element in CELLARRAY(1,x) is 'ColumnTitle'

Also,

C{'FirstColumnTitle'}

works similarly.

This was motivated by the desire to mimic a cell array with only subtle differences which is one of the more challenging things to do with MATLAB classes.

Cite As

Will Jackson (2026). Cell Array Mimic (https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/27825-cell-array-mimic), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.1.0.0

Updated Copyright

1.0.0.0