converting a matrix into a column vector using only while-end loop

Hi all, I'm trying to convert a matrix into a column vector. I also need to do this only using while loops. Please help. Here is my code:
function [A] = func4(M)
[m,n] = size(M);
A = zeros(m*n,1);
i = 1;
j = 1;
c = m*n;
while i <= m
cx = c;
A(cx,1) = M(m, n);
while j <= n
A(j,1) = M(i, j)
j = j + 1;
end
break
end
M = [1 2 3; 4 5 6]
B = func4(M)

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First of all you can do the whole thing with just one statement
M = A(:)
Even if you were going to do it with loops it would be better to use a for loop than a while as you already know how many iterations you need to do.
Is this for a homework problem that requires you to use while loops?
Yes. I'm doing it for my college. They want us to make a function which, when executed, does the same thing you described (M = A(:)).

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This sounds like a homework question and you have shown, what you have tried so far.
function A = func4(M)
[m,n] = size(M);
A = zeros(m*n, 1);
The start is fine. An alternative would be to obtain the number of elements directly by numel(M), but size() is okay.
% [EDITED] Former code collected the elements in rowwise order,
% now it is columnwise: i and j are interchanged.
k = 1; % additional counter for the output
c = m*n;
i = j;
while j <= n
i = 1; % Reset j counter inside the loop
while i <= m
A(k) = M(i, j); % k counter for A, i & j counter for M
i = i + 1;
k = k + 1;
end
j = j + 1;
end
end
The break is not needed. The only problem was the k counter for the output and the missing increasing of the i counter.

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Thank you very much. Yes it is a homework assignment, and we were not allowed to use any other integrated functions except while, size and zeros so i couldn't put numel(M). Thank you for that tip anyway!
A(k) = M(i, j); % k counter for A, i & j counter for M
Also one small question about this part of the code: When i put A(k) without the second index, does matlab automatically assume it is 1? What I mean is will these 2 be equal then: A(k) = A(k,1) ?
Thank you in advance.
Simply try it. This works even in the Matlab interpreter hiere in the forum.
If only 1 index is provided, Matlab uses it as "linear index". This is the index as if the complete array would be a vector. See:
A = [11, 12; 13, 14]
A = 2×2
11 12 13 14
A(1)
ans = 11
A(2)
ans = 13
A(3)
ans = 12
A(4)
ans = 14
One other point. If you truly want to emulate A = M(:), then you should note that this operation turn the matrix into a column, "columnwise", meaning it stacks the columns of M. So for your example you would get A (1) = 1 A(2) = 4, A(3) = 2, A(4) = 5 etc.
I think the code above goes "rowwise", so it stacks the rows of M, and you get A (1) = 1 A(2) = 2,... A(4) = 4 etc
@Jon: You are right. I've interchanged i and j now to fix this.

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