mat2cell

Convert array to cell array with potentially different sized cells

Syntax

C = mat2cell(A,dim1Dist,...,dimNDist)
C = mat2cell(A,rowDist)

Description

C = mat2cell(A,dim1Dist,...,dimNDist) divides array A into smaller arrays within cell array C. Vectors dim1Dist,...dimNDist specify how to divide the rows, columns, and (when applicable) higher dimensions of A.

C = mat2cell(A,rowDist) divides array A into an n-by-1 cell array C, where n == numel(rowDist).

Input Arguments

A

Any type of array.

dim1Dist,...,dimNDist

Numeric vectors that describe how to divide each dimension of A. For example, this command

c = mat2cell(x, [10, 20, 30], [25, 25])

divides a 60-by-50 array into six arrays contained in a cell array.

For the kth dimension, sum(dimkDist) == size(A, k).

If the kth dimension of A is zero, set the corresponding dimkDist to the empty array, []. For example,

a = rand(3, 0, 4);
c = mat2cell(a, [1, 2], [], [2, 1, 1]);

rowDist

Numeric vector that describes how to divide the rows of A. When you do not specify distributions for any other dimension, the mat2cell function creates an n-by-1 cell array C, where n == numel(rowDist).

Output Arguments

C

Cell array. The kth dimension of array C is given by size(C, k) == numel(dimkDist). The kth dimension of the ith cell of C is given by size(C{i}, k) == dimkDist(i).

Examples

Divide the 5-by-4 matrix X into 2-by-3 and 2-by-2 matrices contained in a cell array.

X = reshape(1:20,5,4)'
C = mat2cell(X, [2 2], [3 2])
celldisp(C)

This code returns

X =
     1     2     3     4     5
     6     7     8     9    10
    11    12    13    14    15
    16    17    18    19    20

C = 
    [2x3 double]    [2x2 double]
    [2x3 double]    [2x2 double]

C{1,1} =
     1     2     3
     6     7     8

C{2,1} =
    11    12    13
    16    17    18

C{1,2} =
     4     5
     9    10

C{2,2} =
    14    15
    19    20

Divide X (created in the previous example) into a 2-by-1 cell array.

C = mat2cell(X, [1 3])
celldisp(C)

This code returns

C = 
    [1x5 double]
    [3x5 double]

C{1} =
     1     2     3     4     5

C{2} =
     6     7     8     9    10
    11    12    13    14    15
    16    17    18    19    20

See Also

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Introduced before R2006a

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