Comparing multi-dimensional arrays- matlab

[darthxepher]

Comparing multi-dimensional arrays-- matlab

So I need to be able to tell if these multi dimensional arrays have the same numbers using the all function and one logical operator:

A = [ 5 6 8; 8 0 0];
B = [ 5 7 8; 8 0 0];
C = [ 5 7 8; 8 0 0];

I am stuck and can't figure out a way!

Some hints perhaps?

Thanks.

 

[shoehorn]

So I need to be able to tell if these multi dimensional arrays have the same numbers using the all function and one logical operator:

A = [ 5 6 8; 8 0 0];
B = [ 5 7 8; 8 0 0];
C = [ 5 7 8; 8 0 0];

I am stuck and can't figure out a way!

Some hints perhaps?

Thanks.

First, those aren't really "multi-dimensional" arrays; they're 2x3 arrays, which are referred to simply as arrays or matrices in Matlab parlance. A multi-dimensional array is generally something with three or more dimensions.

Next, in order to compare two matrices you should use the == operator. In Matlab this operator will perform an element-by-element comparison. So, if you compare A to B you obtain

>> A == B

ans =

     1     0     1
     1     1     1

which tells you that they are identical apart from the elements A(3) and B(3). On the other hand, if you compare B with C:

>> B == C

ans =

     1     1     1
     1     1     1

you see that B and C are equivalent.

Next, the all function, when acting on matrices, returns TRUE if none of the elements in each column are zero. We can combine this with the == operator to determine whether, say, the columns of A and B are equivalent:

>> all(A == B)

ans =

     1     0     1

This tells us that the columns in A are the same as those in B apart from the second column. To reduce this to just a single logical value, we apply all again:

>> all(all(A == B))

ans =

     0

Hence, A is not equal to B. On the other hand, we can apply the same idea to show that B is equal to C:

>> all(all(B == C))

ans =

     1

 

[darthxepher]

ok you I did it that way... i did all(A==B) or all(B==C). It seems you cannot do it just with logical operators but you do need to utilize a relational operator in order to do so. ! thx!

 

[Mark44]

Next, in order to compare two matrices you should use the == operator. In Matlab this operator will perform an element-by-element comparison. So, if you compare A to B you obtain

>> A == B

ans =

     1     0     1
     1     1     1

which tells you that they are identical apart from the elements A(3) and B(3).

Minor correction: It's saying that A(1,2) and B(1,2) are unequal.

 

[shoehorn]

Minor correction: It's saying that A(1,2) and B(1,2) are unequal.

Which is what A(3) and B(3) are! This is called linear indexing of an array in Matlab; check the docs for why and how you can index an array using a single scalar argument.

(BTW: this is not simply an obscure point of style; there exist situations, mostly related to the vectorization of code, where linear indexing results in faster execution.)

 

[matonski]

Along those same lines, instead of using all twice, you can just use all(A(:) == B(