array indices must be positive integers or logical values in matlab

In MATLAB, array indices must be positive integers or logical values. This means that you cannot use negative numbers or non-integer values as indices when accessing or indexing elements in an array.

Here is an example of how to properly use positive integers or logical values as array indices in MATLAB:

main.m
% Creating an array
myArray = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

% Accessing elements using positive integers
element1 = myArray(1); % Accessing the first element with index 1
element3 = myArray(3); % Accessing the third element with index 3

% Accessing elements using logical values
logicalIndices = [false, true, false, true, false]; % Logical values to index elements
selectedElements = myArray(logicalIndices); % Accessing elements with the corresponding logical indices
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Note that attempting to use negative numbers or non-integer values as indices will result in an error. For example:

main.m
myArray = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

% Trying to access the element with a negative index
negativeIndex = -1;
elementError = myArray(negativeIndex); % This will result in an error

% Trying to access the element with a non-integer index
nonIntegerIndex = 2.5;
elementError = myArray(nonIntegerIndex); % This will also result in an error
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It is important to ensure that the indices used for array indexing in MATLAB are valid and meet the requirements of being positive integers or logical values.

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