Store values from for loop

I am looping through files (using for loop) and getting two values from each loop - name and tag. What is the best way to store these values, if I later want to access tags using names?

1. Is there anything similar to python dictionary: {'name1': tag1, 'name2': tag2, .... 'nameN': tagN}
2. Or should it be stored in a table with two columns - name and tag

Thanks

[Stephen23]

What size and class does the tag have? If they are numerics of the same size, then put them into one numeric array, as this will make your data processing simpler. A table would likely be the best choice for what you described so far.

[darova]

What about simple char?

data= ['name1: tag1'
       'name2: tag2'
       'nameN: tagN']

[Alisher Narzulloev]

Tag is one string value. I also believe table is the best approach. Thanks.

Answer 1

[KSSV]

names = cell(N,1) ; 
tags = cell(N,1) ; 
for i = 1:N   % N is number of files
    % get names and tages 
    names{i} = name ;
    tags{i} = tag ;
end