Repeat cells in a cell array - Matlab

Question

I have that cell array:

Names={'L','A','C'}

And I need to repeat cells to stay whit this:

Names2={'L','L','L','L','A','A','A','A','C','C','C','C'}

How can I do it in a easy way?

Thank you :)

@LiliaJorge please don't re-post an identical question if yours was already closed (i.e. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24992087/repeat-cells-in-a-cell-array). The answer you got below was directly in the link I posted (and Natan has re-posted above) including more options. If you thought your question should have not been closed then you should comment on that question making your case. — Dan, Jul 29 '14 at 08:07
and btw. please accept answers which solved your problem to indicate the system that the problem is solved. Thanks :) — Robert Seifert, Jul 29 '14 at 08:47

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 28 '14 at 20:59

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ind = kron([1,2,3],ones(1,4));
Names2 = Names(ind);

The above code uses kron. If you don't like it,

ind = repmat([1,2,3], 4, 1);
ind = reshape(ind, 1, []);

answered Jul 28 '14 at 20:59

Yvon

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