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Re: sort and find in MATHEMATICA like in MATLAB

• To: mathgroup@smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg11045] Re: sort and find in MATHEMATICA like in MATLAB
• From: Allan Hayes <hay@haystack.demon.co.uk>
• Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 20:31:45 -0500
• References: <6catkj$fsn@smc.vnet.net>

Alexej Jerschow wrote:
> 
> in MATLAB I would write:
> 
> [dummy,index]=sort(a(:,i));
> sorta=a(index,:);
> 
> to sort the matrix a by it's i-th column.
> 
> What's the easiest way to do the same in MATHEMATICA ?

> 
> Another thing, again MATLAB:
> 
> index=find(a(:,i) == 0);
> sorta=a(index,:);
> 
> to remove lines, which have zeros in the i-th column.

I'll use
$PrePrint = MatrixForm;
so that matrices are formatted (I'm also using menu>Cell>Default Output
FormatType > OutputForm to get it in  ASSCII)

I can't guarantee that these are the easiest ways but:

taking


m = {{5,3,1},{7,0,2},{3,2,5}}


5   3   1

7   0   2

3   2   5

and i = 2:

Sort[m, #1[[2]]<=#2[[2]]&]


7   0   2

3   2   5

5   3   1


DeleteCases[m,r_/;r[[2]]==0]


5   3   1

3   2   5

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