Repeating elements in a vector

How do I write a function with loops that takes a two column matrix and has the element of one column be repeated by the other column? For example,

A=
4 1
5 2
6 3

>>([4,1; 5,2; 6,3])
ans: 4 5 5 6 6 6

[José-Luis]

Is this homework? What have you tried so far?

[Evan]

    help repmat

You might find that function to be of use. Also, think about concatenation.

[Jan]

Please do not post solutions of homework questions. On one hand the OP cannot submit this without cheating, on the other hand his teacher will not recommend this forum anymore. So the OP's and the forum's reputation suffer.

Answer 1

[Andrei Bobrov]

for solution your problems you can use functions of MATLAB: cumsum; zeros.

[Jan]

Please do not post solutions of homewokr questions. On one hand the OP cannot submit this without cheating, on the other hand his teacher will not recommend this forum anymore. So the OP's and the forum's reputation suffer.

Biside this, your soultion is smart and efficient. +1

[Andrei Bobrov]

Jan! OK.

Answer 2

[Sean de Wolski]

FEX:rude

[Jan]

+1: Up-voted for not posting a solution.

Answer 3

[Evan]

 function v = fname(A)

 v = [];
 for i = 1:size(A,1)
     v = [v repmat(A(i,1),1,A(i,2))];
 end

[Jan]

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[Erika]

I'm not trying to look for answers. I only wanted to know what embedded functions in MATLAB I can use because that's how I'll learn... I guess I should've phrased my question in a better way.

[Jan]

@Erika: Question, especially from beginners, are very welcome in this forum. Asking a perfect question concerning homework problems is nearly impossible, because this requires a deep understanding of the question, which you reach usually after the problem is solved.

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