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eye

Identity matrix

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Syntax

I = eye
I = eye(n)
I = eye(n,m)
I = eye(sz)
I = eye(___,typename)
I = eye(___,'like',p)

Description

I = eye returns the scalar 1.

I = eye(n) returns an n-by-n identity matrix with ones on the main diagonal and zeros elsewhere.

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I = eye(n,m) returns an n-by-m matrix with ones on the main diagonal and zeros elsewhere.

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I = eye(sz) returns an array with ones on the main diagonal and zeros elsewhere. The size vector, sz, defines size(I). For example, eye([2,3]) returns a 2-by-3 array with ones on the main diagonal and zeros elsewhere.

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I = eye(___,typename) also specifies the data type (class) of I for any of the previous syntaxes. For example, eye(5,'int8') returns a 5-by-5 identity matrix consisting of 8-bit integers.

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I = eye(___,'like',p) specifies that I has the same data type, sparsity, and complexity (real or complex) as the numeric variable p.

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Examples

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Create a 4-by-4 identity matrix. 

I = eye(4)
I = 4×4

     1     0     0     0
     0     1     0     0
     0     0     1     0
     0     0     0     1
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Create a 2-by-3 identity matrix. 

I = eye(2,3)
I = 2×3

     1     0     0
     0     1     0
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Create a 3-by-1 identity vector. 

sz = [3,1];
I = eye(sz)
I = 3×1

     1
     0
     0
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Create a 3-by-3 identity matrix whose elements are 32-bit unsigned integers. 

I = eye(3,'uint32'),
I = 3x3 uint32 matrix

   1   0   0
   0   1   0
   0   0   1


class(I)
ans = 
'uint32'
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Create a 2-by-2 identity matrix that is not real valued, but instead is complex like an existing array.

Define a complex vector. 

p = [1+2i 3i];

Create an identity matrix that is complex like p. 

I = eye(2,'like',p)
I = 2×2 complex

   1.0000 + 0.0000i   0.0000 + 0.0000i
   0.0000 + 0.0000i   1.0000 + 0.0000i
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Define a 5-by-5 sparse matrix. 

p = sparse(5,5,pi);

Create a 5-by-5 identity matrix that is sparse like P. 

I = eye(5,'like',p)
I = 5x5 sparse double matrix (5 nonzeros)
   (1,1)        1
   (2,2)        1
   (3,3)        1
   (4,4)        1
   (5,5)        1
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Define a 2-by-2 matrix of single precision. 

p = single([1 3 ; 2 4]);

Create an identity matrix that is the same size and data type as P. 

I = eye(size(p),'like',p),
I = 2x2 single matrix

     1     0
     0     1


class(I)
ans = 
'single'

Input Arguments

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Size of first dimension of I, specified as an integer value.

  • If n is the only integer input argument, then I is a square n-by-n identity matrix.

  • If n is 0, then I is an empty matrix.

  • If n is negative, then it is treated as 0.

Data Types: double | single | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64

Size of second dimension of I, specified as an integer value.

  • If m is 0, then I is an empty matrix.

  • If m is negative, then it is treated as 0.

Data Types: double | single | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64

Size of I, specified as a row vector of no more than two integer values.

  • If an element of sz is 0, then I is an empty matrix.

  • If an element of sz is negative, then the element is treated as 0.

Example: sz = [2 3] defines I as a 2-by-3 matrix.

Data Types: double | single | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64

Output class, specified as 'double', 'single', logical, 'int8', 'uint8', 'int16', 'uint16', 'int32', 'uint32', 'int64', or 'uint64'.

Prototype, specified as a numeric variable.

Data Types: double | single | logical | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64
Complex Number Support: Yes

Extended Capabilities

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

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