How to add a matrix data to cell array?

I have var1 in cell array and var2 in matrix.

var1 = {'a' 'b' 'c'}

var2 = ([1 2 3])'.

I like add var2(1) to var1{2,2}, var2(2) to var1{3,2} and var2(3) to var1{4,2}. How can I do that smartly, not one by one? Thank you!

[Guillaume]

What does it mean to you to add the character 'a' to the number 1?

[Wes]

Sorry for my poorly simplified description. var1{1,1:3} will have a header having 'a', 'b' and 'c' in first row. Under its 'b' column cell, I like to add var2 numerical data in next rows, ie, to var1{2:4,2}.

[KALYAN ACHARJYA]

var1 = {'a' 'b' 'c'} 
var2 = [1 2 3]';

What result you are expecting? Result=???

[Wes]

My expected result is to have var1 as below.

Answer 1

[Guillaume]

Probably the best answer is don't use a cell array, use a table which is designed exactly for the purpose of having named columns:

>> var1 = {'a', 'b', 'c'}
>> var2 = magic(3);

>> t = array2table(var2, 'VariableNames', var1)
t =
  3×3 table
    a    b    c
    _    _    _
    8    1    6
    3    5    7
    4    9    2
    
>> t.a  %access data in column 'a'
ans =
     8
     3
     4    

[Wes]

Unfortunately I have an old version that doesn't support array2table, so couldn't test your proposal. Anyway thank you!

Answer 2

[the cyclist]

var1 = {'a' 'b' 'c'};
var2 = [1 2 3]';

var1(2:4,2) = num2cell(var2)

[Wes]

Thanks. It works very well.