what is the meaning of A(:,:,1:2:3);
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didnt get the meaning of 1:2:3 clearly.
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Walter Roberson
on 20 Jun 2017
X = A : B : C
is like
X = [];
temp = A;
if B > 0
while temp <= C
X = [X, temp];
temp = temp + B;
end
elseif B < 0
while temp >= C
X = [X, temp];
temp = temp + B;
end
end
In the case of 1:2:3, with positive increment, you check whether 3 is less than 1, and since it is not less than your result will have at least one result in it. Start with the 1 in the list. Add the increment, 2, to that value. The result, 3, is not greater than the end point (3), so add the result to the list, so the list is [1 3] now. Add the increment 2 to that last value, getting 5. 5 is greater than the end point of 3, so stop. The list is finished.
Another way of saying this is: the numbers starting at 1, and no more than 3, that are 2 apart from each other. 1 and 3 satisfy that so they are both included.
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Jan
on 20 Jun 2017
+1 for the last sentence, which is a rare case of English being leaner and more clear then Matlab.
YOGESH RAMESH
on 5 Sep 2020
B(1:2,3)
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Walter Roberson
on 8 Sep 2020
As examined above, 1:2:3 is the list of numbers that includes 1 and 3. You would then index B at locations 1 and 3. Linear indexing would be used, so if B were 2 x 4
b11 b12 b13 b14
b21 b22 b23 b24
then entry #1 and #3 would be b11 and b12
Mustafa Ahmed
on 10 Mar 2022
c = 1:2:5
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Walter Roberson
on 10 Mar 2022
The numbers starting at 1, and 2 apart, and do not exceed 5. So 1, 3, 5
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