I ve used it my throughout my engineering degree and chances are you will come across mat files for datasets released by the universities.
Load mat file into matrix matlab.
When you wish to access your data you first need to get it out of the structure just like you would get something out of the box before you can use it.
Function varargout loadstructfromfile filename environmentname varargout struct2cell load filename environmentname.
True to append the mat extension to the end of the given filename if not already present.
Name of file specified as a character vector or string scalar.
If filename has no extension that is no text after a period load looks for a file named filename mat if filename has an extension other than mat the load function treats.
When saving a handle object matlab saves a copy of the object not a copy of the handle.
You are saving them as matrices or images sounds or whatever else your data are.
Loading it with an output variable creates a structure allowing you to rename the.
The structure s is not your original data array but a container that contains your data array.
If importdata recognizes the file extension it calls the matlab helper function designed to import the associated file format such as load for mat files or xlsread for spreadsheets.
Can also pass open file like object.
And just like a box can contain something so can a structure hold your data.
If you use load with no output arguments the data will appear in your workspace exactly as you saved them.
Matlab is a really popular platform for scientific computing in the academia.
Even when you just specify a single variable name load will still output it in a structure.
A structure is like a box.
The problem with this is that they will overwrite variables with the same names that are already in your workspace.
Name of the mat file do not need mat extension if appendmat true.
The mat file object does not support evaluating function handles using the m output.
Name and extension of the file to import specified as a character vector or a string scalar.
Dictionary in which to insert matfile variables.
Filename can include a file extension and a full or partial path.
If you do not specify filename the load function searches for a file named matlab mat.
For example if your mat file contains function handle myfunc the syntax m myfunc attempts to index into the function handle and does not invoke the function.