how do i reverse a vector

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hi,
To reverse a vector try the function ' wrev' , here is an example :
r=wrev(1:4)
If you to control the degree of reverse/shifting try 'circshift' function.

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I like this solution. Does anybody know how fliplr and wrev differ in this particular case? Is one more computationally expensive than the other?
wrev(vect) -> vect(end:-1:1)
please try:
>> open wrev

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This might work as well (For 1D Vectors):
vReversed = v(end:-1:1);
Good luck!

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v(end:-1:1) subtracts each element from v(end) by 1.
Matt Eicholtz points out that Shweta's comment is incorrect; no subtraction is done, only indexing.
This is what I am looking for. Thank you.

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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 13 Jun 2011

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fliplr() or flipud()
... But I suspect this is a class assignment. You will need to use your knowledge of MATLAB indexing and looping to work out your assignments for yourself.
v = [1 2 3 4 5];
reversed = flip(v);
disp(reversed);
5 4 3 2 1
v = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50];
n = length(v);
for i = 1:n
rev(i) = v(n - i + 1);
end
disp('Reversed vector:');
Reversed vector:
disp(rev);
50 40 30 20 10

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Doing this in a loop is very inefficient: avoid this approach!
It's also incorrect in some cases, since rev was not preallocated.
v = (1:5).'
v = 5×1
1 2 3 4 5
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n = length(v);
for i = 1:n
rev(i) = v(n - i + 1);
end
rev
rev = 1×5
5 4 3 2 1
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whos v rev
Name Size Bytes Class Attributes rev 1x5 40 double v 5x1 40 double
In this case rev is the wrong size/shape! Compare with one of the recommended approach:
flippedV = flip(v)
flippedV = 5×1
5 4 3 2 1
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whos flippedV v
Name Size Bytes Class Attributes flippedV 5x1 40 double v 5x1 40 double
In fact, the lack of preallocation may make the code error. Let me show the recommended approach first then show the error case. Because the previous section of code effectively "preallocated" rev, I need to clear it to simulate running the code in isolation.
v = zeros(1, 0);
flippedV = flip(v)
flippedV = 1×0 empty double row vector
clear rev % Simulate running the code without preallocation
n = length(v);
for i = 1:n
rev(i) = v(n - i + 1);
end
rev % doesn't exist, so this will error
Unrecognized function or variable 'rev'.

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