Find min and max value of vector without using built-in function
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Hello, I know that this question has been already asked many times, however, I kind of struggle to execute it. Max shows correct result, but the not the minimum value. What could be the solution?
A = [9 6 8 3 6 8 2 1 3 9 1 0 2]
maxval = A(1);
minval = 1;
for i = 1:length(A)
if A(i) > maxval
maxval = A(i);
else A(i) < minval
minval = A(i)
end
end
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dpb
on 19 Sep 2022
Edited: dpb
on 19 Sep 2022
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minval=maxval;
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if ...
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elseif A(i) < minval %%% HERE'S YOUR PROBLEM...SEE IT???
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You missed the "if" part on the "else" clause -- so every thing that wasn't greater than went there and the {A(i) < minval) clause did nothing except display the result of the test to the command line; had no bearing on the logic.
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Voss
on 19 Sep 2022
The if/elseif should really be two independent ifs if initializing with Infs:
A = 1:10; % strictly increasing -> elseif condition never checked
maxval = -Inf;
minval = Inf;
for i = 1:length(A)
if A(i) > maxval
maxval = A(i);
elseif A(i) < minval
minval = A(i);
end
end
minval,maxval % minval remains Inf
A = 1:10;
maxval = -Inf;
minval = Inf;
for i = 1:length(A)
if A(i) > maxval
maxval = A(i);
end
if A(i) < minval
minval = A(i);
end
end
minval,maxval
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