Min/Max selection

Version 1.15.0.0 (20.5 KB) by Bruno Luong
Search for k smallest or largest elements in the array
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Using a partial quick-sort algorithm implemented with C-MEX. The complexity is O(n + k.log(k)), where n is the size of the array, and k is the number of elements to be selected.
Faster than SORT or multiple call of MIN/MAX for large size inputs.
Multidimensional capability supported

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Bruno Luong (2026). Min/Max selection (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/23576-min-max-selection), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Created with R2006b
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Version Published Release Notes
1.15.0.0

Disable inplace arrays for more recent MATLAB versions
Fix issue with dummy argument not assigned
1.14.0.0

Fix install issue with R2014
1.13.0.0

Fix C/C++ comment style issue
1.12.0.0

Change installation script, now copy prototype header file for V2010B or later.
Correct BUG when working on sparse matrix.
1.11.0.0

Specific installation for R2010B
1.10.0.0

Fix the bugs for sparse and all-NaN vector
1.9.0.0

Possibility to disable post-sorting step
1.8.0.0

Correct bug: cleanup the inplace variable when MEX issues an error (otherwise computer might crash)
1.7.0.0

Correct bug + inplace engine
1.6.0.0

handle arrays with NaN
1.5.0.0

Supported sparse input
1.1.0.0

Bug correction (for k=0)
Do not compute unnecessary location indexes when not required.
1.0.0.0