A vector is a one-dimensional array of numbers. MATLAB allows creating two types of vectors −
For example, let us create a row vector rv of 9 elements, then we will reference the elements 3 to 7 by writing rv(3:7) and create a new vector named sub_rv.
Row Vectors
Row vectors are created by enclosing the set of elements in square brackets, using space or comma to delimit the elements.r = [7 8 9 10 11]MATLAB will execute the above statement and return the following result −
r = 7 8 9 10 11
Column Vectors
Column vectors are created by enclosing the set of elements in square brackets, using semicolon to delimit the elements.c = [7; 8; 9; 10; 11]MATLAB will execute the above statement and return the following result −
c = 7 8 9 10 11
Referencing the Elements of a Vector
You can reference one or more of the elements of a vector in several ways. The ith component of a vector v is referred as v(i). For example −v = [ 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6]; % creating a column vector of 6 elements v(3)MATLAB will execute the above statement and return the following result −
ans = 3When you reference a vector with a colon, such as v(:), all the components of the vector are listed.
v = [ 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6]; % creating a column vector of 6 elements v(:)MATLAB will execute the above statement and return the following result −
ans = 1 2 3 4 5 6MATLAB allows you to select a range of elements from a vector.
For example, let us create a row vector rv of 9 elements, then we will reference the elements 3 to 7 by writing rv(3:7) and create a new vector named sub_rv.
rv = [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9]; sub_rv = rv(3:7)MATLAB will execute the above statement and return the following result −
sub_rv = 3 4 5 6 7
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