How to get a string array from a vector structure with a common field?

Hi,

I have a 1x48 struct (called 'results') with a common field: 'Names'. I would like to build a 1x48 cell of all the names corresponding to the structures - results(1).Names, results(2).Names, results(3).Names etc.

Here is an example:

results(1).Names = 'Chris';
 results(2).Names = 'Daniel';
results(3).Names = 'Matt';

Is there a way to build a cell:

all_names = {'Chriss', 'Daniel', 'Matt'};

is a way that does not require to build a loop?

I have tried

all_names = results.Names; %this gives back the value results(1).Names

and

all_names = [results.Names] %this gives me back a character vector combining all the strings together.

Thanks,

[Stephen23]

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/discussions/tips/847976-tutorial-comma-separated-lists-and-how-to-use-them

Answer 1

[Quad]

all_names = {results(:).Names}

[Tom]

Brilliant!