Which way is better?
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Note: This is not about preallocating variable in a loop. This is for general case.
For instance:
a(10,10) = 10; % the rest are filled with zeros
%or
a = zeros(10,10);
a(10,10) = 10;
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Adam Danz
il 15 Ago 2019
Modificato: Adam Danz
il 15 Ago 2019
In terms of speed, the 2nd option is 3.0 times faster on average (p<0.0001, Wilcoxon Signed Rank; 1 million individually timed iterations of the following 2 options).
a = []; % to reset a upon each loop
a(10,10) = 10;
% versus
a = []; % to reset a upon each loop
a = zeros(10,10);
a(10,10) = 10;
Declaring 'a' as zeros and then filling in the index (10,10) could also avoid other errors that option 1 may impose if 'a' is already a variable or function that exists.
Lastly, I think the 2nd option is more readable. Upon first glace of the first option, I'm wondering where 'a' came from.
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Rik
il 15 Ago 2019
There is nothing inherently wrong with the first option, but because it can cause confusion, you should add a comment there. It is also important to make sure that a doesn't exist before this executes.
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