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Structures
MATLAB supports specialized data constructs such as structures and cell arrays.
MATLAB structures are array-oriented data constructs. They provide a convenient way
to group related data of different types.
Structures are MATLAB data constructs with named "data containers" called fields.
The fields of a structure can contain any kind of data. For example, one field might
contain a text string representing a name, another might contain a scalar representing
a billing amount, a third might hold a matrix of medical test results, and so on.
% Draw a visualization of a structure.
strucdem_helper(1);

You can construct a structure simply by assigning values to its fields. With these
commands, we create the structure we've depicted.
patient.name = 'John Doe' ;
patient.billing = 127.00;
patient.test = [79 75 73; 180 178 177.5; 172 170 169];
patient

patient =
name: 'John Doe'
billing: 127
test: [3x3 double]

You can also build an array of structures to collect similar items together. A structure
array has the following properties:
* All structures in the array have the same number of fields.
* All fields have the same field names.
You can build a structure array by adding subscripts after the structure name.
patient(2).name = 'Ann Lane' ;
patient(2).billing = 28.50;
patient(2).test = [68 70 68; 118 118 119; 172 170 169];
% Update the visualization.
strucdem_helper(2);

You can access any field in a structure as easily as you access a regular variable. For
example, we can draw a bar graph of the test data for patient(1).

bar(patient(1).test)

The FIELDNAMES function returns the field names for a structure array.
You can remove a given field from every structure within a structure array using the RMFIE
fnames1 = fieldnames(patient)
patient2 = rmfield(patient, 'test');
fnames2 = fieldnames(patient2)

fnames1 =
'name'
'billing'
'test'

fnames2 =
'name'
'billing'

Structures can be nested. You can use the STRUCT function or direct assignment
statements to nest structures within existing structure fields.
A = struct( 'data', {[3 4 7; 8 0 1], [9 3 2; 7 6 5]}, ...
'nest', {...
struct( 'testnum' , 'Test 1' , ...
'xdata', [4 2 8], 'ydata', [7 1 6]
struct( 'testnum' , 'Test 2' , ...
'xdata', [3 4 2], 'ydata', [5 0 9])
% Update the visualization.
strucdem_helper(3)

Here are some more structure commands in action. For further information on
structures, please consult the HELPDESK or the MATLAB Manual.
anotherfield = 'myfield' ;
st = struct( 'yourfield' ,'foo',anotherfield, 'foo');
st.(anotherfield)= 'bar';
st = rmfield(st,anotherfield);
if isfield(st,anotherfield);
disp(st)
end

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