Adding Rows with Specific Values to Existing Variables

Hello,
I have a 7x1 variable ("X1") to which I need to add a row at the beginning (cell value = 0) and a row at the end (cell value = 0). Obviously, I could do this manually, but I have many variables this needs to be done to.
My noodle is fried today. Apologies.

 Accepted Answer

The easiest way is to concatenate zeros at the beginning and end of ‘X1’:
X1 = randi(9, 7, 1); % Create Data To Test Code
Result = [0; X1; 0];

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Star Strider, that doesn't quite have the intended results. Before, by 7x1 variable was:
X1 =
59.9594
84.8451
59.9945
0.0000
-59.9945
-84.8451
-59.9594
Adding your code:
X1 = randi(9,7,1);
Result = [0; X1; 0];
Results in the following 9x1:
0
8
2
4
9
8
9
6
0
I need to keep the values in the original 7x1 but add first and last cells with 0 values. Should be:
0
59.9594
84.8451
59.9945
0.0000
-59.9945
-84.8451
-59.9594
0
The X1 = randi(9, 7, 1) was just to get some sample data. You can eliminate that line since you already have X1 with your actual data. Just do this:
Result = [0; X1; 0];
Thank you, James!
Ambiguity now resolved (I hope).

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