Help naming matrices in matlab

[TimFys]

I have created a program in MatLab doing LU factorization and need to implement a routine, so that MatLab automatically runs the program on all of my matrices.

I have 6 matrices A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and A6. But for the time being I can only run the program for one matrix, write the result down and then change the input matrix.

Is there a smart way of making a loop so that MatLab automatically changes the input matrix?

The notation A(i) does not work, since it refers to the elements in the matrix.

 

[Dr Transport]

look at sprintf() to write the variables then allocate A1 = zeros(x,x);

Matlab is faster if you do not use loops, but write out the code as a list

A1 = ...
A2 = ...

etc...

 

[marcusl]

You can define a three-dimensional array A(l,m,n) so that one of your indices (I forget which one it is) points to the different matrices in a loop.

 

[Pythagorean]

you might want to check out 'struct' (in conjunction with 'sprintf').

 

[blue_raver22]

Thank you for reaching out for assistance with naming matrices in MatLab. I understand the importance of efficiency and automation in our work. In order to implement a routine that automatically runs your program on all of your matrices, I would recommend using a loop. This will allow MatLab to iterate through each of your matrices and run the program on each one.

To do this, you can create a vector containing the names of your matrices (e.g. A = [A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6]). Then, you can use a for loop to iterate through each element in the vector and use it as the input for your program. For example:

for i = 1:length(A)
% run your program using A(i) as the input
end

This way, MatLab will automatically change the input matrix for each iteration of the loop. I hope this helps and please let me know if you have any further questions. Best of luck with your program!