Making bigger matrix with smaller matrixes elements.

I'm assembling a bigger matrix with elements of other smaller matrixes. in my method I build a connecting vector for example C=[1 5 6 7 8 9] when in each element like for example C(2)=5, 2 is a local dimension in smaller matrix and 5 is a global dimension in main matrix which is assembled.

If I want to use easy code writing I should use this kind of coding:

    %for i=1:size(C,2)
    for j=1:size(C,2)
    B(C(i),C(j))=A(i,j)

but I'm trying to use Matlab special features in matrix calculations to put A with local dimension in B with global dimension. because Matlab features are fast and need less code writing.

Note: A and B are n*n and m*m matrixes.

[Image Analyst]

First of all, let's see if this is what you meant (since your code does not run as-is, and I tried to fix it but am not sure I got what you intended):

    C=[1 5 6 7 8 9]
    A = magic(9); % Some sample data.
    for i=1:size(C, 1)  
      for j=1:size(C, 2)    
        B(C(i),C(j))=A(i,j);  
      end  
    end
    B

Results in command window:

C =
     1     5     6     7     8     9
B =
    47     0     0     0    58    69    80     1    12

[Ayob]

Yes,you are right.But A and B are both matrixes not vectors.

[Image Analyst]

Please take note that A is a 2D 9 by 9 matrix. And B ended up as a 1D row vector because your loop over i only went from 1 to size(C,1), in other words from 1 to 1 so it did just one row. That was your code, not mine, though you commented it out. That's why I asked you if my attempts to fix your code were correct, which you said it was.

Answer 1

[Matt J]

 B(C,C)=A;

[Matt J]

You're confusing people by writing

%for i=1:size(C,2)

with the '%', as if you have commented this line out. Is there a loop over i or not? If yes, why do you have the '%'? And if i runs from 1 to size(C,2)=4 then A needs to have 4 rows in order for A(i,j) to be accessible when i=4.

[Ayob]

Clear and complete answer by Matt J.