How can i simplify this

If (a(i)>0)&&(a(i-1)==0)&&(a(i-2)==0)&&(a(i-3)==0)&&(a(i-4)==0)&&(a(i-5)==0)&&(a(i-6)==0)...until a(i-32)==0

Answer 1

[Star Strider]

I have no idea what you are askiing.

See if the all or any functions will work with whatever you are doing.

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Answer 2

[DGM]

Like Star Strider mentioned, you can use all() or any()

a(i)>0 && ~any(a(i-32:i-1))

but there are a couple things to mention.

First is whether a is an integer class. If it's not, then testing for equality with zero is likely going to cause problems. Test to within some tolerance.

a(i)>0 && all(abs(a(i-32:i-1)-0)<tolerance)

Second is whether you're making sure a(i-32), etc exist. You may need to pad the vector or restrict the indexing accordingly.