Using find in a 3d matrix in MATLAB.

I have a 3D Matrix such as

QQ=cat(3,w,q)

QQ(:,:,1) =

     1     2
     3     4

QQ(:,:,2) =

     5     6
     7     8

now i want to use

[r c]=find(QQ,8) r=max(r) c=max(c)

to find my position for point 8. 'find' just works for 2D arrays .for the 3D case it doesnt work. is there is possibility for 3D arrays?

[felix]

my goal is to get (2,2,2) or r=2, c=2 and v=2 as answer for point 8.thx in front for helping

[Kenneth Eaton]

I think you have a typo in your code. If you're looking for the position of the value 8, you should do FIND(QQ == 8). The second input to FIND isn't the value you're looking for, it's the *number of indices* to find.

Answer 1

[Kenneth Eaton]

When finding values in multidimensional (i.e. greater than 2-D) arrays using the function FIND, it is best to get a single linear index from FIND then convert it to subscripts using the function IND2SUB. Here's how you can find the position of 8 in your 3-D matrix:

[r,c,v] = ind2sub(size(QQ),find(QQ == 8));

[felix]

thx so much for the fast answer!!=))

[Rik]

I wrote up a function that does this for the general case. It works with the same syntax as the built-in find, but it also supports multidimensional matrices. You can find it on the File Exchange. Then you can simply run:

[r,c,v]=findND(QQ==8);