FULL Convert Sparse Matrix to Full Matrix

Section: Sparse Matrix Support

Usage

Converts a sparse matrix to a full matrix. The syntax for its use is 
   y = full(x)

The type of x is preserved. Be careful with the function. As a general rule of thumb, if you can work with the full representation of a function, you probably do not need the sparse representation.

Example

Here we convert a full matrix to a sparse one, and back again. 
--> a = [1,0,4,2,0;0,0,0,0,0;0,1,0,0,2]

a = 
 1 0 4 2 0 
 0 0 0 0 0 
 0 1 0 0 2 

--> A = sparse(a)

A = 
 1 1 1
 3 2 1
 1 3 4
 1 4 2
 3 5 2
--> full(A)

ans = 
 1 0 4 2 0 
 0 0 0 0 0 
 0 1 0 0 2