random elements from specific rows in matrix

Hi,

I have a 2x10 matrix and I want to select a random element from each row. I have found how to select random elements from the matrix as a whole but can't narrow it down.

Thanks,

Richard

Answer 1

[Titus Edelhofer]

Randperm is a simple helper for this:

X = [1:10; 11:20];
idx1 = randperm(10);
idx2 = randperm(10);
entries = [X(1,idx1(1)); X(2, idx2(1))]

Titus

Answer 2

[Derek O'Connor]

    function rrelems = RandRowElems(A)
% USE: m = 10; n = 10^6;
%      A = ceil(100*rand(m,n));
%      tic;relems = RandRowElems(A),toc

[m,n] = size(A);
rrelems = zeros(m,1);
for i = 1:m
   rcidx = ceil(rand*n);
   rrelems(i,1) = A(i,rcidx);
end

[Vinita]

What if I have a 40X40 matrix and i want to select a random number from this matrix.

[Derek O'Connor]

I presume you mean to pick a number randomly from a 40x40 matrix:

Pick two random integers r and c in [1:40]; A(r,c) is the answer.