STRUCT Structure Array Constructor

Section: Variables and Arrays

Usage

Creates an array of structures from a set of field, value pairs. The syntax is 
   y = struct(n_1,v_1,n_2,v_2,...)

where n_i are the names of the fields in the structure array, and v_i are the values. The values v_i must either all be scalars, or be cell-arrays of all the same dimensions. In the latter case, the output structure array will have dimensions dictated by this common size. Scalar entries for the v_i are replicated to fill out their dimensions. An error is raised if the inputs are not properly matched (i.e., are not pairs of field names and values), or if the size of any two non-scalar values cell-arrays are different. Another use of the struct function is to convert a class into a structure. This allows you to access the members of the class, directly but removes the class information from the object.

Example

This example creates a 3-element structure array with three fields, foo bar and key, where the contents of foo and bar are provided explicitly as cell arrays of the same size, and the contents of bar are replicated from a scalar. 
--> y = struct('foo',{1,3,4},'bar',{'cheese','cola','beer'},'key',508)

y = 
 Fields
    foo
    bar
    key
--> y(1)

ans = 
    foo: 1
    bar: cheese
    key: 508
--> y(2)

ans = 
    foo: 3
    bar: cola
    key: 508
--> y(3)

ans = 
    foo: 4
    bar: beer
    key: 508

An alternate way to create a structure array is to initialize the last element of each field of the structure 

--> Test(2,3).Type = 'Beer';
--> Test(2,3).Ounces = 12;
--> Test(2,3).Container = 'Can';
--> Test(2,3)

ans = 
    Type: Beer
    Ounces: 12
    Container: Can
--> Test(1,1)

ans = 
    Type: 0
    Ounces: 0
    Container: 0