How to reverse a number?

Hi,
I want to reverse a number without using MATLAB functions "digitrevorder()" and "fliplr()". Please help. Thank you!

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Evan
Evan on 18 Nov 2014
x = 1234;
s = num2str(x) - '0';
xr = polyval(s(end:-1:1),10)

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Evan
Evan on 18 Nov 2014
Note that this answer is for a single number (scalar), not a vector.
+1
I suppose polyval works here, though I would not have approached it that way.
You could as easily have just used str2num, in which case polyval would be unnecessary, as well as the conversion from char to numeric in the middle by subtracting '0'.
A = 1234;
B = num2str(A);
B = str2num(B(end:-1:1))
B =
4321
There are often many ways to solve a problem in MATLAB, all of which are quite reasonable.
Evan
Evan on 18 Nov 2014
Edited: Evan on 18 Nov 2014
Doh! I don't know what I was thinking! That's a much less convoluted way. I'm so used to having to use the polyval trick for CODY problems that I didn't even think about that. Thanks!
For what it's worth, I was thinking of John's method too (which he should have put as a separate answer so I could vote for it.)
I would think that since it looks very much like an assignment, the idea is to force the student to use a loop. There's certainly no point of disallowing fliplr if you allow any of the solutions presented here.
John D'Errico
John D'Errico on 18 Nov 2014
Edited: John D'Errico on 18 Nov 2014
A moderately interesting question is to find a solution in one line, without needing to form an intermediate variable. (And without the application of fliplr!) Seems trivial with that function.
Guillaume
Guillaume on 18 Nov 2014
Edited: Guillaume on 18 Nov 2014
You also want to disallow rot90, flipud and flip, otherwise it's also trivial.

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A = [1 2 3 4; 5 6 7 8];
y = A(:,end:-1:1)

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That reverses a vector or array of numbers, not the digits of a single number.
Yeah you are right :) I am sorry. Should i remove the answer? or may be it will be helpful for someone.
I don't see any reason to remove it.

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function ran=reverse_number(x)
%x=input('Enter the value for checking the palindromic= \n');
check=x;
ran=0;
while (check~=0)
ran=(ran*10)+mod(check,10);
check=fix(check/10);
end

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