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CELL Cell Array of Empty Matrices

Section: Array Generation and Manipulations

# Usage

Creates a cell array of empty matrix entres. Two seperate syntaxes are possible. The first syntax specifies the array dimensions as a sequence of scalar dimensions:

       y = cell(d1,d2,...,dn).

The resulting array has the given dimensions, and is filled with all zeros. The type of `y` is `cell`, a cell array.

The second syntax specifies the array dimensions as a vector, where each element in the vector specifies a dimension length:

       y = cell([d1,d2,...,dn]).

This syntax is more convenient for calling `zeros` using a variable for the argument. In both cases, specifying only one dimension results in a square matrix output.

# Example

The following examples demonstrate generation of some zero arrays using the first form.

    --> cell(2,3,2)

    ans =

    (:,:,1) =
     [] [] []
     [] [] []

    (:,:,2) =
     [] [] []
     [] [] []

    --> cell(1,3)

    ans =
     [] [] []

The same expressions, using the second form.

    --> cell([2,6])

    ans =
     [] [] [] [] [] []
     [] [] [] [] [] []

    --> cell([1,3])

    ans =
     [] [] []