table variable name based on array

Hi, is it possible to assign table variable name based on strings in an array. For example:

colnames={'a' 'b'};
a=[1;2];
b=[3;4];
c=table();
c.colnames{1}=a;
c.colnames{2}=b;

Thank you.

Answer 1

[James Tursa]

Do you mean like this:

c.(colnames{1}) = a; 
c.(colnames{2}) = b;

[Azura Hashim]

Works perfectly thanks.

Answer 2

[Steven Lord]

Set the VariableNames of the table when you create it.

colnames = {'a' 'b'};
a = [1;2];
b = [3;4];
c = table(a, b, 'VariableNames', colnames)

Or change them later by assigning to the VariableNames property of the table.

newnames = {'Alice', 'Bob'};
c.Properties.VariableNames = newnames

[Azura Hashim]

This works too thanks.