Insert an array into another array in a specific location.

Hi, Let I have the following array:

A =[10 20 30];

B = [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9];

Now, I have a number called c, where c can be from 1 to 3.

Now, I want to write a code which can insert values of A into B after every location of C. So, my final output would be for C=3:

F = [1 2 3 10 4 5 6 20 7 8 9 30]

my final output would be for C=1:

F = [1 10 2 20 3 30 4 5 6 7 8 9]

Please let me know, what is the efficient way of coding to implement it?

Thanks

Answer 1

[KSSV]

A =[10 20 30];

B = [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9];

C = 3 ;

F = [1 2 3 10 4 5 6 20 7 8 9 30]

iwant = zeros(1,length(B)+length(A)) ;
% get positions to fill A at C
pos = (C+1):(C+1):length(iwant) ;
% other positions 
idx = ones(1,length(iwant)) ;
idx(pos) = 0 ;
% fill 
iwant(pos) = A ;
iwant(logical(idx)) = B

[Odrisso]

Hi, Thanks for the answer. Your answer is fine. However, I put a wrong expression when I said c=3. What I mean, C can be changed. So, C=1 or 2; the code still should work. So, if I place C = 1, then output would be:

F = [1 10 2 20 3 30 4 5 6 7 8 9]

Please let me know, How can I do that.

[KSSV]

A =[10 20 30];
B = [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9];
C = 1 ;
F = [1 10 2 20 3 30 4 5 6 7 8 9]
iwant = zeros(1,length(B)+length(A)) ;
% get positions to fill A at C
pos = (C+1):(C+1):length(iwant) ;
pos = pos(1:length(A)) ;
% other positions 
idx = ones(1,length(iwant)) ;
idx(pos) = 0 ;
% fill 
iwant(pos) = A ;
iwant(logical(idx)) = B

[Adam Johnson]

Great Answer KSSV, I have a similar issue which I am trying to adapt this code to but so far no luck. I was wondering if you could help. I have a column vector created from the output of a motion sensor showing 1 for motion and 0 for no motion. the vector is large and is only created of numbers 0 & 1 for when motion is detected. I want to input another vector into this vector like you have done above. I have created a vector full of ones to simulate the motion being high for a defined period of time. I would like to as this vector into the motion sensor vector every time it is high and to restart every time it is high.

eg.

Motion = [0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1] Delay = [ 1 1 1 1 ]

my output would be

Output = [0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ]

so whenever there is a high or 1 in the motion vector the delay is added into it. but is re-triggered when the next 1 occurs.

thanks in advance, Adam

Answer 2

[Andrei Bobrov]

A =[10 20 30];
B = [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9];
c = 2;

n = numel(A);
k = c*n;
B0 = [reshape(B(1:k),c,[]);A];
out = [B0(:).',B(k+1:end)];

Other way

A =[10 20 30];
B = [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9];
c = 3;

n = numel(A);
out = zeros(1,n+numel(B));
out((1:n)*(c+1)) = 1;
out(out > 0) = A;
out(out == 0) = B;

[Odrisso]

Hi, Thanks for the answer. Your answer is fine. However, I put a wrong expression when I said c=3. What I mean, C can be changed. So, C=1 or 2; the code still should work. So, if I place C = 1, then output would be:

F = [1 10 2 20 3 30 4 5 6 7 8 9]

Please let me know, How can I do that.

[Andrei Bobrov]

I'm corrected.

Answer 3

[liju Abraham]

I have a similar question:

A=[1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15]

B = [ 10 20 30]

C= 3 % is the position where I want to insert B in A

I = 2 % is the number of times or multiple

output must be:

F = [ 1 2 3 10 20 30 4 5 6 10 20 30 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15]

if C= 2 and I = 4

then, F = [ 1 2 10 20 30 3 4 10 20 30 5 6 10 20 30 7 8 10 20 30 9 10 11 12 13 14 15]