create a loop that takes an array and returns the minimum value in matlab

To create a loop that takes an array and returns the minimum value in MATLAB, you can use a for loop to iterate through each element of the array and compare each element to find the smallest one.

Here is an example of how to do it:

main.m
function minValue = findMinValue(inputArray)
% inputArray: 1D array of numeric values
% minValue: minimum value in the inputArray

% Initialize the minValue to the first element of the array
minValue = inputArray(1);

% Loop through each element of the array starting from the second element
for i = 2:length(inputArray)  
    % Check if the current element is smaller than the minimum value
    if inputArray(i) < minValue  
        % Update the minValue if the current element is smaller
        minValue = inputArray(i);  
    end  
end
end
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In this example, we define a function findMinValue that takes an input array inputArray and returns the minimum value minValue. We first set the minimum value to be the first element of the input array. Then we use a for loop to iterate through the rest of the elements in the array. For each element, we check if it is smaller than the minimum value. If it is, we update the minimum value to be the current element. Finally, we return the minimum value as the output of the function.