sortcols

Sort columns of DataMatrix object in ascending or descending order

Syntax

DMObjNew = sortcols(DMObj1)
DMObjNew = sortcols(DMObj1, Row)
DMObjNew = sortcols(DMObj1, 'ColName')
DMObjNew = sortcols(DMObj1, ..., Mode)
[DMObjNew, Indices] = sortcols(DMObj1, ...)


Input Arguments

DMObj1	DataMatrix object, such as created by DataMatrix (object constructor).
Row	One or more rows in DMObj1 by which to sort the columns. Choices are: Positive integer Vector of positive integers Character vector or string specifying a row name Cell array of character vectors or string vector specifying multiple row names Logical vector
'ColName'	Character vector or string that specifies to sort the columns by the column names.
Mode	Character vector or string specifying the order by which to sort the columns. Choices are 'ascend' (default) or 'descend'.

Output Arguments

DMObjNew	DataMatrix object created from sorting the columns of another DataMatrix object.
Indices	Index vector that links DMObj1 to DMObjNew. In other words, DMObjNew = DMObj1(:,idx).

Description

DMObjNew = sortcols(DMObj1) sorts the columns in DMObj1 in ascending order based on the elements in the first row. For any columns that have equal elements in a row, sorting is based on the row immediately below.

DMObjNew = sortcols(DMObj1, Row) sorts the columns in DMObj1 in ascending order based on the elements in the specified row. Any columns that have equal elements in the specified row are sorted based on the elements in the next specified row.

DMObjNew = sortcols(DMObj1, 'ColName') sorts the columns in DMObj1 in ascending order according to the column names.

DMObjNew = sortcols(DMObj1, ..., Mode) specifies the order of the sort. Mode can be 'ascend' (default) or 'descend'.

[DMObjNew, Indices] = sortcols(DMObj1, ...) returns Indices, an index vector that links DMObj1 to DMObjNew. In other words, DMObjNew = DMObj1(:,idx).

Version History

Introduced in R2008b