How to want to define a matrix whose name is a value of another variable

I have a variable which contains some character data and now I want define a matrix with the same character data by using the variable. for example let variable V='abc' and now I want to define a matrix with name abc using variable V. The code which I am using is

V='abc'; u=rand(3); V=u;

Now I want that u should be assign to 'abc' but the above code actually redefine the variable V. Hope I have put my point.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_create_variables_A1.2C_A2.2C....2CA10_in_a_loop.3F

Answer 2

[Iman Ansari]

Hi

 V='abc'; u=rand(3);eval([V '=u']);

[Saurabh Srivastava]

This does not work. Error msg (Index exceeds matrix dimensions)

[Walter Roberson]

You might have accidentally defined "rand" or "eval" as variables.

In any case this approach is not recommended; please see the link I posted.