sumDiag

Sum over each diagonal (or anti-diagonal) in a matrix
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Updated 5 Nov 2013

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Efficient and compact code for summing each diagonal (or anti-diagonal) in a matrix without using a for-loop.
Works well for large matrices.
For 3D matrix input A, the sum of diagonals of A(:,:,k) are returned in
sumMat(:,k). The script is typically faster than a for-loop based approach when A is 3D.
The code is most efficient for wide or tall matrices. Inline the code when it is used as a part of an iterative algorithm, to avoid recomputing constant indexing matrices.

Note that a for-loop implementation with the diag() function can be faster, and has a lower memory requirement, especially in the square 2D case.

Cite As

Marcus Björk (2024). sumDiag (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/44162-sumdiag), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2013b
Compatible with any release
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Version Published Release Notes
1.4.0.0

Added support for 3D matrices as input.

1.1.0.0

Added comment on the speed of the implementation compared to using a for-loop approach.

1.0.0.0