How to inverse a vector in MATLAB?

In this article, we are going to discuss the “Inversion of a vector” in MATLAB which can be done in three different approaches that are illustrated below:

Method 1: By using flipud() function

The flipud() function is used for flipping the specified vector’s elements.

Syntax:

flipud(A)

Here, flipud(A) function is used to return a vector with reversed elements of the same length of the specified vector “A”.

Example 1:

Matlab

% MATLAB code for inverse a
% vector using flipud()
% Initializing a vector of some elements
v = [10;9;8;7;6;5]

% Calling the flipud() function
% over the above vector "v" to
% reverse its elements
flipud(v)

Output:

Example 2:

Matlab

% MATLAB code for inverse vector using flip()
% Initializing a 2*2 cell array of characters
A = {'a' 'b'; 'c' 'd'}

% Calling the flipud() function
% over the above cell array to
% reverse its elements
flipud(A)

Output:

Method 2: By using fliplr() function

The fliplr() function is used for flipping the specified row vector’s elements. 

Syntax:’

fliplr(A)

Here, fliplr(A) function is used to return a vector with reversed elements of the same length of the specified row vector “A”.

Example 1:

Matlab

% MATLAB code for fliplr()
% Initializing a row vector
v = 10:20

% Calling the fliplr() function
% over the above vector "v" to
% reverse its elements
fliplr(v)

Output:

Example 2:

Matlab

% MATLAB code for fliplr()
% Initializing a 2*2 cell
% array of characters
A = {'a' 'b'; 'c' 'd'}

% Calling the fliplr() function
% over the above cell array "A" to
% reverse its elements
fliplr(A)

Output:

Method 3: By using “vector(end:-1:1)” operation

The end keyword in MATLAB is used for  either finding a row or column index to reference the last element,

Example 1:

Matlab

% MATLAB code for find inverse
% of vector using end keyword
% Initializing a vector of some elements
v = [10;9;8;7;6;5]

% Reversing the above vector's elements
v(end:-1:1)

Output:

Example 2:

Matlab

% MATLAB code for find inverse
% of vector using end keyword
% Initializing a row vector
v = 10:20

% Reversing the above vector's elements
v(end:-1:1)

Output: