returning Position in Array or Matrices for max()

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Hello
I'm wondering if there is a trick which can give you back the position (which row and which column) in matrices in which the max value is. max() only gives you the value.
thanks for your help.
Matthias

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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 1 Feb 2012
[maxval, maxidx] = max(YourMatrix(:));
[row, col] = ind2sub(size(YourMatrix), maxidx);

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Jan
Jan on 1 Feb 2012
No, max() doe give you more than just the value. See:
help max
doc max
Looking in the documentation is a good idea - always.

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