Extracting a vector from a 3d array

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Hi, I have a 3d array called 'A' of size (l,m,n)=12x15x3648.
I want to extract all 3648 values for a given index (l,m) as a single column vector. Doing A(7,8,:) for example outputs many individual answers and is not useful. I would like them in a vector which is 3648 elements long.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

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the cyclist
the cyclist on 29 Apr 2014
Edited: the cyclist on 29 Apr 2014
Two alternatives:
squeeze(A(7,8,:))
and
permute(A(7,8,:),[3 1 2])
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Gianmarco Venditti
Gianmarco Venditti on 19 Oct 2023
Why doing something like:
X = A(:,7,8) you have vector ( a one index object)
while
X = A(7,8,:) produce a 4-D tensor? (Still have 4 index)
the cyclist
the cyclist on 19 Oct 2023
Can you upload an example of an array A where you see that happening? You can attach a MAT file using the paper clip icon in the INSERT section of the toolbar.

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ABHIJITH U V
ABHIJITH U V on 20 Nov 2018
Hello
I would like to extract all the values 468 from a 3 d - array of size (2,2,468) into a vector. How to do this ??

Giorgio Sperandio
Giorgio Sperandio on 18 Jun 2020
Very interesting,
Would it be possible to loop the squeeze function in order to obtain the 3648 values from all the l,m indexes?
Thanks

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