Closest value(s) from a list

Returns the closest value from a list for each target value

Returns the closest value from a list

Syntax

c = closest(a,b); returns the closest c value in a for each value in b
[c,i] = closest(a,b); returns the index i of the closest value in a for each value in b
[c,i,d] = closest(a,b); returns the difference d of the closest value in a for each value in b

Example

[cvalue, cindex cdiff] = closest([-8 2 5.5 12 45 20 100],[-15 2.3 10 50])

cvalue =

-8 2 12 45


cindex =

1 2 4 5


cdiff =

7.0000 0.3000 2.0000 5.0000