MATLAB: How to store strings into array

Question

I am reading filename from directory and want to store it into array.

srcFiles = dir('E:\abc\*.bmp');  % the folder in which ur images exists
for i = 1 : length(srcFiles)
filename = strcat('E:\abc\',srcFiles(i).name);
names(i,:)=filename;
end

I am getting following error ??? Undefined function or variable 'names'.

Answer 1

I wouldn't expect you to be getting that specific error, but strings need to be stored in a cell array, not a numeric array generally:

names{i} = filename;

You may want to presize names though as

names = cell.empty( length(srcFiles), 0 );

or something similar.