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Changing empty array for peak width to zero

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Binette Wadda
Binette Wadda on 17 Aug 2020
Closed: MATLAB Answer Bot on 20 Aug 2021
So I have a matrix full of 25 iterations of a code (ends up as 75x25). For each iteration I wanted to calculate the width of the peak thats created, and I did this by using findpeaks. The problem is that my resulting width vector only includes 10 widths, and I'm assuming its because the other iterations do not have a peak, so the width is an empty array []. Is there a way I can insert zeros when they occur?
This is what I've tried
for i=1:25
[pks1(i,1), loc1(i,1), width1(i,1), prom1(i,1)]= findpeaks(XmRNA(:,i),t);
for i=1:length(width1)
if isempty(width1(i))
width1(i)= 0
end
end
end
I tried using is empty but my resulting width vector doesnt include the empty arrays ([]) so it doesnt work. (To clarify my width1 vector is 10 numbers, so there are no empty arrays to change to zero).
Any help is welcome!

Answers (1)

Sindar
Sindar on 18 Aug 2020
Edited: Sindar on 18 Aug 2020
% preallocate default values
pks1 = nan(25,1);
loc1 = nan(25,1);
width1 = zeros(25,1);
prom1 = nan(25,1);
for i=1:25
[tmp_pk, tmp_loc, tmp_width, tmp_prom]= findpeaks(XmRNA(:,i),t);
% if peak is found, update values with the *first* peak
if ~isempty(pks)
pks(i) = tmp_pk(1);
loc1(i) = tmp_loc(1);
width1(i) = tmp_width(1);
prom1(i) = tmp_prom(1);
end
end
you should think about whether you want the first peak or a different one (e.g., the most prominent peak)
Note: may be worth checking speed of parfor

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