How to obtain repetition patterns (start, end indices) in an array?
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Hi,
My question is as follows:
Given an array N (see below) and a key value, I would like to identify the start and end indices of the pattern associated with the key.
N = [1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3];
key = 2;
For example, in the above, the pattern associated with '2' can be captured by a sequence of start indices and end indices. Thus, I would like the output:
start_indices = [3 18]
end_indices = [6 20]
How can I do this in MATLAB? Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance!
PS. The broader pattern in this problem is always cyclical. For example, a sequence of 1's is always followed by sequence of 2's, followed by sequence of 3's, followed by sequence of 4's and then back to a sequence of 1's.
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Philipp Maier
on 2 Apr 2015
Edited: Philipp Maier
on 2 Apr 2015
Please feel free to simplify the following:
flag = 1;
start_indices = [];
end_indices = [];
for i=1:numel(N)
if ((N(i)==key) && flag == 1)
start_indices = [start_indices i];
flag = 0;
elseif (flag == 0 && (N(i)~=key) )
end_indices = [end_indices i-1];
flag = 1;
end
end
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