array2table

Convert homogeneous array to table

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Syntax

T = array2table(A)
T = array2table(A,Name,Value)

Description

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T = array2table(A) converts the m-by-n array, A, to an m-by-n table, T. Each column of A becomes a variable in T.

array2table uses the input array name appended with the column number for the variable names in the table. If these names are not valid MATLAB® identifiers, array2table uses names of the form 'Var1',...,'VarN', where N is the number of columns in A.

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T = array2table(A,Name,Value) creates a table from an array, A, with additional options specified by one or more Name,Value pair arguments.

For example, you can specify row names or variable names to include in the table.

Examples

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Create an array of numeric data. 

A = [1 4 7; 2 5 8; 3 6 9]
A = 3×3

     1     4     7
     2     5     8
     3     6     9

Convert the array, A, to a table. 

T = array2table(A)
T=3×3 table
    A1    A2    A3
    __    __    __

    1     4     7 
    2     5     8 
    3     6     9

The table has variable names that append the column number to the input array name, A.

Open Live Script

Create an array of numeric data. 

A = [1 12 30.48; 2 24 60.96; 3 36 91.44]
A = 3×3

    1.0000   12.0000   30.4800
    2.0000   24.0000   60.9600
    3.0000   36.0000   91.4400

Convert the array, A, to a table and include variable names. 

T = array2table(A,...
    'VariableNames',{'Feet','Inches','Centimeters'})
T=3×3 table
    Feet    Inches    Centimeters
    ____    ______    ___________

     1        12         30.48   
     2        24         60.96   
     3        36         91.44

Input Arguments

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Input array, specified as a matrix.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | logical | char | string | struct | cell
Complex Number Support: Yes

Name-Value Pair Arguments

Specify optional comma-separated pairs of Name,Value arguments. Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name must appear inside quotes. You can specify several name and value pair arguments in any order as Name1,Value1,...,NameN,ValueN.

Example: 'RowNames',{'row1','row2','row3'} uses the row names, row1, row2, and row3 for the table, T.

Row names for T, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'RowNames' and a cell array of character vectors or string array, whose elements are nonempty and distinct. The number of names must equal the number of rows, size(A,1).

Row names can have any Unicode® characters, including spaces and non-ASCII characters.

If you specify row names that have leading or trailing whitespace characters, then array2table removes them from the row names.

Variable names for T, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'VariableNames' and a cell array of character vectors or a string array, whose elements are nonempty and distinct. The number of names must equal the number of variables, size(A,2).

Variable names can have any Unicode characters, including spaces and non-ASCII characters.

Output Arguments

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Output table, returned as a table. The table can store metadata such as descriptions, variable units, variable names, and row names. For more information, see the Properties section of table.

Tips

  • If A is a cell array, use cell2table(A) to create a table from the contents of the cells in A. Each variable in the table is numeric or a cell array of character vectors. array2table(A) creates a table where each variable is a column of cells.

Compatibility Considerations

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Behavior changed in R2019b

Extended Capabilities

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