pracma (version 1.8.8)

tri: Triangular Matrices (Matlab Style)

Description

Extract lower or upper triangular part of a matrix.

Usage

tril(M, k = 0)
triu(M, k = 0)

Arguments

M

numeric matrix.

k

integer, indicating a secondary diagonal.

Value

• Matrix the same size as the input matrix.

Details

tril Returns the elements on and below the kth diagonal of X, where k = 0 is the main diagonal, k > 0 is above the main diagonal, and k < 0 is below the main diagonal.

triu Returns the elements on and above the kth diagonal of X, where k = 0 is the main diagonal, k > 0 is above the main diagonal, and k < 0 is below the main diagonal.

See Also

Diag

Examples

tril(ones(4,4), +1)
#    1  1  0  0
#    1  1  1  0
#    1  1  1  1
#    1  1  1  1

triu(ones(4,4), -1)
#    1  1  1  1
#    1  1  1  1
#    0  1  1  1
#    0  0  1  1