Creating Empty Cell Arrays

The cell() function creates an empty cell array of desired size. Its syntax is

arr_name = cell (<size>);

 Let us see some examples, this will create a cell array of size x size dimensions.

Example 2:

Output:

Example 3:

Creating a cell array of size, size1 x size2 x … x sizeN.

Output:

The resultant cell array would be of (3×2)x3 size.

In MATLAB, cell arrays are a type of arrays which stores elements of different data types and sizes in different cells, or one could say that cell arrays allow users to store heterogeneous data into a single array. For example, let us create a cell array which holds the name and age of a person.

Example 1:

Output:

This will create a cell array of 1×3:

This was a simple example of cell arrays but, this is not a feasible way of creating them. So, we will now see better and efficient ways of creating and accessing the elements within.