Form a large matrix from n numbers of small matrices

Question

I am a new to MATLAB. I have generated n smaller matrices of numbers, say 3 x 1 by using a FOR loop. All the matrices are having random v

Answer 1

This seems as highly inefficient way to put matrices together, but every MatLab newbie should pass through this stage in his evolution. If you use for loop, you should create your matrices in such a way that they can be indexed using your loop variable, otherwise there is no point to use the loop. Try cell arrays, for example:

m{1}=[3;2;1];
m{2}=[5;1;6];
m{3}=[.2;.8;7];
m{4}=[8;3;0];
m{5}=[3;7;6];
m{6}=[8;2;1.3];

Now you can merge them in a for loop:

M = [];
NBlocks = length(m) / 3;
for b=1:NBlocks
    M = [M; [m{(b-1)*3+1} m{(b-1)*3+2} m{(b-1)*3+3}] ];
end

NOTE This code is highly inefficient, especially for big matrices, and provided only for educational purposes. Consider redesigning your task to use matrix preallocation for your M matrix.