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How to extract rows from a parent matrix based on column values from a second matrix (child)?

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I have 2 matrices: Parent matrix (19564 X 5) and a child matrix (3913 X 3) (sub-matrix of parent). The 3 cols in child matrix and 1st 3 cols in parent matrix are x,y and z - coordinates.
Parent= [x,y,z,A,B]
Child= [x,y,z]
I need to extract 4th and 5th column (A and B) from parent matrix corresponding to x,y,z coordinates in child matrix.
I tried using _ ismember_ function in MATLAB, but it performs a col-wise search and I don't get the desired output.
As output, I need a 3913 X 5 matrix whose 1st 3 cols are exactly same as the child matrix and then 2 additional cols (A and B) from parent matrix.

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Nitika Kandhari
Nitika Kandhari on 21 Mar 2018
out = Parent(ismember(Parent(:,1:3), Child, 'rows'), :);
is the solution I found from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49401494/how-to-extract-rows-from-a-parent-matrix-based-on-column-values-from-a-second-ma Just in case someone else needs to perform a similar task.

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KSSV
KSSV on 21 Mar 2018
Edited: KSSV on 21 Mar 2018
You can specify rows in ismember. It works along with rows also. Read the documentation properly.

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