how to replicate an array

Question

I want to make a function like this

>> matdup([1 2],3,4)            %or any other input that user wish to enter
ans= 

 1     2     1     2     1     2         


        

Answer 1

Method 1: Are you allowed to use ones? Try this -

A = [1 2]

rowIdx = [1 : size(A,1)]';
colIdx = [1 : size(A,2)]';

out = A(rowIdx(:, ones(3,1)), colIdx(:, ones(4,1)))

Output

out =

     1     2     1     2     1     2     1     2
     1     2     1     2     1     2     1     2
     1     2     1     2     1     2     1     2

Method 2: Are you allowed to use bsxfun and permute? Try this for the same result -

A = [1 2]
row_mapped = bsxfun(@plus,A,zeros(3,1))
out = reshape(bsxfun(@plus,row_mapped,permute(zeros(4,1),[3 2 1])),[3 8])