How to create a array or list of timetables?

I am trying to create an array of timetables in matlab similar to how I can create a list of time-indexed dataframes in python.

Currently I have the follwing:

I want to create a collection of timetables so I can iterate through a list and select different timetables.

[dpb]

Simply store them into a cell array...addressing then gets a little cumbersome, but is doable.

Answer 1

[Arjun]

Hi @Shankar,

As per my understanding, you want to store multiple timetables in an array or a list type of setting in MATLAB.

In MATLAB, you cannot store timetables directly into an array but as an alternate way you can store them in a cell array as it can store different type of data including complex objects like timetables.

You can refer to the code below for better understanding:

% Create dummy data for generating two time tables
time1 = datetime(2023, 1, 1) + days(0:4);
time2 = datetime(2023, 1, 1) + days(0:4);
data1 = rand(5, 1);
data2 = rand(5, 1);

% Create two timetable from the above data
tt1 = timetable(time1', data1, 'VariableNames', {'Data1'});
tt2 = timetable(time2', data2, 'VariableNames', {'Data2'});

% Use cell array to store timetables
timetableArray = {tt1, tt2};

% Iterate over the cell array of timetables to perform operations
for i = 1:length(timetableArray)
    currentTimetable = timetableArray{i};
    disp(['Timetable ', num2str(i), ':']);
    disp(currentTimetable);
end

You can have a look at the documentation of cell arrays for better understanding: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/cell-arrays.html

I hope this helps!