searching for vector values in a matrix

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Hi, I have a vector with 3 specific values and I want to find their indices in a matrix.
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James Tursa
James Tursa on 28 Apr 2015
What are the dimensions of the matrix? Do the values have to be next to each other in the same row or column?

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Mohammad Abouali
Mohammad Abouali on 28 Apr 2015
Edited: Mohammad Abouali on 28 Apr 2015
% Creating a sample matrix
yourMatrix=reshape(1:15,5,3)
yourMatrix =
1 6 11
2 7 12
3 8 13
4 9 14
5 10 15
% Creating a sample vector with three values.
yourVector=[1,7,14];
% Now getting the row and cols of those values.
[rows, cols]=ind2sub( size(yourMatrix), ...
arrayfun(@(v) find(yourMatrix==v), ...
yourVector(:)) )
rows =
1
2
4
cols =
1
2
3
The rows and cols of 1,7,14 (the three specific values) are provided. If you are looking only for linear index number then just run:
linIndex=arrayfun(@(v) find(yourMatrix==v), yourVector(:))

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Image Analyst
Image Analyst on 28 Apr 2015
If yourVector is an integer valued vector or a floating point vector with values that are multiples or divisors of 2, then try
firstIndex = find(yourVector == firstSpecificValue);
secondIndex = find(yourVector == secondSpecificValue);
thirdIndex = find(yourVector == thirdSpecificValue);

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