MATLAB sort

sort( ) command or function arranges vector or matrix or array elements in ascending order, after reading this MATLAB sort topic, you will know the theory and examples.


Syntax:

sort(n)

  • n can be a vector or matrix.

Example: To create a vector and arrange all elements in ascending order of a vector.

% create a vector n
n=[1,2,2,10,5,78] 
sort(n)

Output:

n =

1 2 2 10 5 78


ans =

1 2 2 5 10 78

Example: To create a matrix and arrange all elements in ascending order for each column of the matrix.

% create the 3x3 matrix as 
n=[1,2,3;1,2,23;4,5,21] 

sort(n)

Output:

n =

1   2   3
1   2   23
4   5   21


ans =

1   2   3
1   2   21
4   5   23

Explanation:

  • sorting of each column elements of the matrix.

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