structfun to read the filenames

F=dir('*.nc')
for ii=1:length(F)
    case_name{ii,1}=F(ii).name;
end

Can we write the above code without using loop. I have tried with strutfun, but fails to get the required result.

[Stephen23]

"Can we write the above code without using loop"

Of course, just use a comma-separated list:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/comma-separated-lists.html

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/320713-how-to-operate-on-comma-separated-lists

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

case_name = cell(length(F), 1);
case_name(:) = {F.name};

The above preserves the column-vector ordering you used. Another approach is

case_name = {F.name};
case_name = case_name(:);

or

case_name = reshape({F.name}, [], 1);

However unless you have a particular need for it to be a column vector, just use

case_name = {F.name};