create a structure within a structure in matlab

In MATLAB, to create a nested structure, you can define a structure within a structure by using the dot notation or fieldnames.

Here is the syntax to create a nested structure:

main.m
% Creating structure S1
S1.field1 = value1;
S1.field2 = value2;
...
% Creating structure S2 (nested within S1)
S2.field1 = value1;
S2.field2 = value2;
...
% Assigning S2 to S1's nested field
S1.nested_struct = S2;
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For example, let's say you want to create a structure containing information about a person including their name, age, and address. To define this information in a nested structure, you could use the following MATLAB code:

main.m
% Define nested structures
person.name.first = 'John';
person.name.last = 'Doe';
person.age = 32;
person.address.street = '123 Main St';
person.address.city = 'Anytown';
person.address.state = 'CA';
person.address.zip = '12345';
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This creates a nested structure where the parent structure is "person" and the child structures are "name" and "address."