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Node successors

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Syntax

sucIDs = successors(G,nodeID)

Description

sucIDs = successors(G,nodeID) returns the successor nodes of the node in directed graph G specified by nodeID. The successor nodes form directed edges with nodeID as the source node, and sucIDs as the target nodes.

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Examples

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Create and plot a directed graph and determine the successor nodes of node 'a'.

s = [1 1 1 2 2 3 3 7 8];
t = [2 3 4 5 6 7 8 5 5];
names = {'a' 'b' 'c' 'd' 'e' 'f' 'g' 'h'};
G = digraph(s,t,[],names);
plot(G)

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object contains an object of type graphplot.

sucIDs = successors(G,'a')
sucIDs = 3x1 cell
    {'b'}
    {'c'}
    {'d'}

Input Arguments

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Input graph, specified as a digraph object. Use digraph to create a directed graph object.

Example: G = digraph([1 2],[2 3])

Node identifier, specified as one of the values in this table.

ValueExample
Scalar node index1
Character vector node name'A'
String scalar node name"A"

Example: sucIDs = successors(G,3) finds the successor nodes of node 3.

Output Arguments

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Successor node IDs, returned as a node indices or node names.

  • If nodeID is a numeric node index, then sucIDs contains numeric node indices.

  • If nodeID is a node name, then sucIDs contains node names.

Tips

  • For multigraphs with multiple edges between the same two nodes, the output of outedges can be longer than that of successors, since there can be multiple outgoing edges to some of the successors.

Extended Capabilities

Version History

Introduced in R2015b

See Also

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