Order matrix elements as strings according to their value

So I perform a series of calculations which give a 6x1 matrix, where the positions of the matrix are associated to a Team name.

X= [0.5, 0.7, 1, 5] when the X(1)=Team1 X(2)=Team2... X(4)=Team(4).

I wish to display a vector that would order the string in descending order according to the assigned value so in the specific example

Order=[Team4; Team3; Team2; Team1] which is according to the value

This is such that if the values of X change based on calculations the algorithm would display the team names in the order according to their numerical value.

Thank you,

Answer 1

[the cyclist]

Here's one way:

X = [0.5, 0.7, 1, 5];
teamList = {'Team1','Team2','Team3','Team4'};

[sortedX,sortingIndex] = sort(X,'descend');
sortedTeamList = teamList(sortingIndex)

Answer 2

[Kirby Fears]

Using your example:

X= [0.5, 0.7, 1, 5];
Teams = {'Team1','Team2','Team3','Team4'};

You can sort X descending and keep the sorting index ( sortIdx ). You can index Teams with sortIdx to apply the same permutation that sorted X.

[X,sortIdx]=sort(X,'descend');
Teams = Teams(sortIdx);

Hope this helps.

[Felipe Rivas]

Thank you very much, this helped a lot !!