sum

Sum of array elements

Syntax

S = sum(A)

S = sum(A,dim)

S = sum(___,outtype)

S = sum(___,nanflag)

Description

S = sum(A) returns the sum of the elements of A along the first array dimension whose size does not equal 1.

• If A is a vector, then sum(A) returns the sum of the elements.

• If A is a matrix, then sum(A) returns a row vector containing the sum of each column.

• If A is a multidimensional array, then sum(A) operates along the first array dimension whose size does not equal 1, treating the elements as vectors. This dimension becomes 1 while the sizes of all other dimensions remain the same.

S = sum(A,dim) returns the sum along dimension dim. For example, if A is a matrix, then sum(A,2) is a column vector containing the sum of each row.

S = sum(___,outtype) returns the sum with a specified data type, using any of the input arguments in the previous syntaxes. outtype can be 'default', 'double', or 'native'.

S = sum(___,nanflag) specifies whether to include or omit NaN values from the calculation for any of the previous syntaxes. sum(A,'includenan') includes all NaN values in the calculation while sum(A,'omitnan') ignores them.

Examples

Sum of Vector Elements

Create a vector and compute the sum of its elements.

A = 1:10;
S = sum(A)

S = 55

Sum of Matrix Columns

Create a matrix and compute the sum of the elements in each column.

A = [1 3 2; 4 2 5; 6 1 4]

A = 3×3

     1     3     2
     4     2     5
     6     1     4

S = sum(A)

S = 1×3

    11     6    11

Sum of Matrix Rows

Create a matrix and compute the sum of the elements in each row.

A = [1 3 2; 4 2 5; 6 1 4]

A = 3×3

     1     3     2
     4     2     5
     6     1     4

S = sum(A,2)

S = 3×1

     6
    11
    11

Sum of 3-D Array

Create a 4-by-2-by-3 array of ones and compute the sum along the third dimension.

A = ones(4,2,3);
S = sum(A,3)

S = 4×2

     3     3
     3     3
     3     3
     3     3

Sum of 32-bit Integers

Create a vector of 32-bit integers and compute the int32 sum of its elements by specifying the output type as native.

A = int32(1:10);
S = sum(A,'native')

S = int32
    55

Sum Excluding NaN

Create a vector and compute its sum, excluding NaN values.

A = [1.77 -0.005 3.98 -2.95 NaN 0.34 NaN 0.19];
S = sum(A,'omitnan')

S = 3.3250

If you do not specify 'omitnan', then sum(A) returns NaN.

Input Arguments

A — Input array

vector | matrix | multidimensional array

Input array, specified as a vector, matrix, or multidimensional array.

• If A is a scalar, then sum(A) returns A.

• If A is an empty 0-by-0 matrix, then sum(A) returns 0.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | logical | char | duration
Complex Number Support: Yes

dim — Dimension to operate along

positive integer scalar

Dimension to operate along, specified as a positive integer scalar. If no value is specified, then the default is the first array dimension whose size does not equal 1.

Dimension dim indicates the dimension whose length reduces to 1. The size(S,dim) is 1, while the sizes of all other dimensions remain the same.

Consider a two-dimensional input array, A:

• sum(A,1) operates on successive elements in the columns of A and returns a row vector of the sums of each column.

  

• sum(A,2) operates on successive elements in the rows of A and returns a column vector of the sums of each row.

  

sum returns A when dim is greater than ndims(A) or when size(A,dim) is 1.

Data Types: double | single | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64

outtype — Output data type

'default' (default) | 'double' | 'native'

Output data type, specified as 'default', 'double', or 'native'. These options also specify the data type in which the operation is performed.

outtype	Output data type
'default'	double, unless the input data type is single or duration, in which case, the output is 'native'
'double'	double, unless the data type is duration, in which case, 'double' is not supported
'native'	same data type as the input, unless the input data type is char, in which case, 'native' is not supported

Data Types: char

nanflag — NaN condition

‘includenan’ (default) | ‘omitnan’

NaN condition, specified as one of these values:

• 'includenan' — Include NaN values when computing the sum, resulting in NaN.

• 'omitnan' — Ignore all NaN values in the input.

Data Types: char

Extended Capabilities

Tall Arrays

Calculate with arrays that have more rows than fit in memory.

This function fully supports tall arrays. For more information, see Tall Arrays.

C/C++ Code Generation

Generate C and C++ code using MATLAB® Coder™.

Usage notes and limitations:

• If you specify dim, then it must be a constant.

• The outtype and nanflag options must be constant character vectors.

• See Variable-Sizing Restrictions for Code Generation of Toolbox Functions (MATLAB Coder).