union

Scilab Function
Last update : April 1999

union - extract union components of a vector

### Calling Sequence

  `[v, [ka,kb]]=union(a,b)`
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### Parameters

- `a`: vector of real numbers or strings
- `b`: vector of real numbers or strings
- `v`: row vector of real numbers or strings
- `ka`: row vector of integers
- `kb`: row vector of integers

### Description

`union(a,b)` returns a sorted row vector which retains the unique entries of `[a(:);b(:)]`.

`[v,ka,kb]=union(a,b)` also returns index vectors `ka` and `kb` such that `v` is a sorted combination of the entries `a(ka)` and `b(kb)`.

### Examples

    A=round(5*rand(10,1));
    B=round(5*rand(7,1));

    union(A,B)
    [N,ka,kb]=union(A,B)

    union('a'+string(A),'b'+string(B))

### See Also

`unique`, `sort`,