bounds

Smallest and largest elements

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Syntax

[S,L] = bounds(A)
[S,L] = bounds(A,'all')
[S,L] = bounds(A,dim)
[S,L] = bounds(A,vecdim)
[S,L] = bounds(___,nanflag)

Description

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[S,L] = bounds(A) returns the smallest element S and largest element L of an array. S is equivalent to min(A) and L is equivalent to max(A).

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[S,L] = bounds(A,'all') computes the smallest and largest values over all elements of A. This syntax is valid for MATLAB® versions R2018b and later.

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[S,L] = bounds(A,dim) operates along the dimension dim of A. For example, if A is a matrix, then bounds(A,2) returns column vectors S and L containing the smallest and largest elements of each row.

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[S,L] = bounds(A,vecdim) computes the smallest and largest values based on the dimensions specified in the vector vecdim. For example, if A is a matrix, then bounds(A,[1 2]) returns the smallest and largest values over all elements in A, since every element of a matrix is contained in the array slice defined by dimensions 1 and 2.

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[S,L] = bounds(___,nanflag) specifies whether to include or omit NaN values when determining the smallest and largest elements. bounds(A,'omitnan') ignores NaN values. If any element of A is NaN, then bounds(A,'includenan') returns NaN for both S and L. The default behavior is 'omitnan'.

Examples

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Simultaneously compute the smallest and largest values of a vector.

A = [2 4 -1 10 6 3 0 -16];
[S,L] = bounds(A)
S = -16

L = 10
Open Live Script

Compute the smallest and largest elements of each row of a matrix.

A = magic(4)
A = 4×4

    16     2     3    13
     5    11    10     8
     9     7     6    12
     4    14    15     1


[S,L] = bounds(A,2)
S = 4×1

     2
     5
     6
     1


L = 4×1

    16
    11
    12
    15
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Create a 3-D array and compute the smallest and largest values in each page of data (rows and columns).

A(:,:,1) = [2 4; -2 1];
A(:,:,2) = [9 13; -5 7];
A(:,:,3) = [4 4; 8 -3];
[S1,L1] = bounds(A,[1 2]);
S1
S1 = 
S1(:,:,1) =

    -2


S1(:,:,2) =

    -5


S1(:,:,3) =

    -3


L1
L1 = 
L1(:,:,1) =

     4


L1(:,:,2) =

    13


L1(:,:,3) =

     8

Starting in R2018b, to compute the bounds over all dimensions of an array, you can either specify each dimension in the vector dimension argument, or use the 'all' option.

[S2,L2] = bounds(A,[1 2 3])
S2 = -5

L2 = 13

[Sall,Lall] = bounds(A,'all')
Sall = -5

Lall = 13
Open Live Script

Include and ignore NaN elements of a vector when computing its smallest and largest values.

Ignore NaN values when computing the largest and smallest values of a vector, which is the default.

A = [2 NaN 6 -5 0 NaN 10];
[S,L] = bounds(A)
S = -5

L = 10

Use the 'includenan' option to include NaN values, which causes bounds to return NaN for both the smallest and largest values of A.

[S,L] = bounds(A,'includenan')
S = NaN

L = NaN

Input Arguments

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Input array, specified as a vector, matrix, or multidimensional array.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | logical | categorical | datetime | duration
Complex Number Support: Yes

Dimension to operate along, specified as a positive integer scalar. If no value is specified, then the default is the first array dimension whose size does not equal 1.

Consider a matrix A.

  • bounds(A,1) computes the smallest and largest values of each column.

  • bounds(A,2) computes the smallest and largest values of each row.

Data Types: double | single | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64

Vector of dimensions, specified as a vector of positive integers. Each element represents a dimension of the input array. The lengths of the output in the specified operating dimensions are 1, while the others remain the same.

Consider a 2-by-3-by-3 input array, A. Then [S,L] = bounds(A,[1 2]) returns a 1-by-1-by-3 array for both S and L. The elements of S and L are the smallest and largest values in the corresponding page of A, respectively.

Data Types: double | single | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64

NaN condition, specified as one of these values:

  • 'omitnan' — Ignore all NaN values in the input. If the input contains only NaN values, then bounds returns NaN for both S and L.

  • 'includenan' — Include NaN values. If any element of the input is NaN, then bounds returns NaN for both S and L.

Output Arguments

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Smallest element, specified as a vector, matrix, or multidimensional array.

Largest element, specified as a vector, matrix, or multidimensional array.

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
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