Can I have array of sparse matrices?

I have array of matrices. Every matrix has only one non-zero element in every row. So I want to save it as array of sparse matrices. How can I do it? sparse(A) where A is array of matrices returns error "Undefined function 'sparse' for input arguments of type 'double' and attributes 'full 3d real'."

Answer 1

[John D'Errico]

You CAN have a cell array of sparse matrices. So every cell may contain a sparse matrix. But you cannot have a sparse 3-d matrix.

Answer 2

[James Tursa]

Yes, but not directly with inbuilt MATLAB functionality. Instead, you can use this FEX submission by Matt J:

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/29832-n-dimensional-sparse-arrays