How can I preprocess a value assigned to a variable?

I want something like that:

   for variable_number=1:3
     var_< variable_number > = variable_number;
   end

The result should be the creation of 3 variables:

• var_1 = 1
• var_2 = 2
• var_3 = 3

I want that MATLAB first process the < variable_number > and then process the equation.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_create_variables_A1.2C_A2.2C....2CA10_in_a_loop.3F

Answer 2

[ES]

you can use eval(['var_',num2str(variable_number),'=',num2str(variable_number)])

But as pointed out in the link shared above, it is very very inefficient. More so, given that Matlab works on arrays and matrices.