Map matrix element to string

Question

I would like to map numeric output from a matrix to a string.

Given

compute=[ 7, 4, 3; 3, 4, 7]

how can one obtain a string mappin

Answer 1

You can use cell array

strs = {'one','two','Jog','Walk','five','six','Run'};

compute=[ 7, 4, 3; 3, 4, 7];

out = strs(compute);

out =

'Run'    'Walk'    'Jog'
'Jog'    'Walk'    'Run'