Why is my code giving an empty vector?

The code that I have below works perfectly find when I do it in command window without using the while loop. I have to do it for a lot of time to get the answer but in the end I still get the answer. But when I run this function it gives me

 out = [] and rupee = 0

why is it doing this? I have to stop when llllat =='D' and kkkkat == 0. I have the terminating command in the end but it looks like the loop doesn't end.

 function [out rupee] = dat(rc, cdir, dtravel, letters, rvalues)
 A = [];
 B = [];
 while A ~=0
    row = rc(1);
    erow = letters(row,:);
    column = rc(2);
    final = erow(column);

    kat = rc(1);
    kkat = dtravel(kat,:);
    kkkat = rc(2);
    kkkkat = kkat(column);

    lat = rc(1);
    llat = cdir(lat,:);
    lllat = rc(2);
    llllat = llat(column);
    if llllat == 'D'
        break; 
    end
    pat = rc(1);
    ppat = rvalues(pat,:);
    pppat = rc(2);
    ppppat = ppat(column);

    for ind = 1:length(final)        
        A = [A final(ind)];         
    end
    for ind = 1:length(ppppat)        
        B = [B ppppat(ind)];         
    end
    if llllat == 'N'
        w = rc(1);
        b = w - kkkkat;
        rc(1) = b;
    elseif llllat == 'S'
        w = rc(1);
        b = w + kkkkat;
        rc(1) = b;
    elseif llllat == 'E'
        w = rc(2);
        b = w + kkkkat;
        rc(2) = b;
    else
        w = rc(2);
        b = w - kkkkat;
        rc(2) = b;
    if kkkkat == 0
            break;
    end
     if llllat == 'D'
        break; 
    end   

    end
end
out = A;
rupee = sum(B);
end

If you would like to check it I can post the test cases.

[Stephen23]

@Kratos: this code could be be much improved with some array preallocation and vectorizing most of the arithmetic. Because doing this makes for much neater and compact code (as well as being faster) you will be able to have a better overview of the code and understand its operation better.

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

I don't know what your input parameters are so about all I can say is that usually when you want to compare strings you use strcmp(), strcmpi(), or strfind(), not the == operator. Try that and also try using the debugger to step through your code one line at a time to figure out why the loop never exits.

[Kratos]

I did that at terminating condition but it didn't work. When you input

 rc = [2,4];
 cdir =['ESWENSWW;
         SNSESNEW;
         NSEENEND;
         NEEWWNEW']
 letters = ['e cdefgr;
             ijeManoe;
             qSdlur!d;
             twabsoef']
 rvalues = [5,1,1,10,1,5,20,1;5,5,1,100,1,1,5,1;50,1,5,5,1,20,10,1;1,5,5,20,5,1,1,1]
 dtravel = [7,2,18,42,12,1,2,6;3,4,1,1,2,20,19,5;30,1,4,25,15,2,1,0;3,4,10,9,4,1,8,7]

You will get the answer 'Master Sword' and 142 if you do it on the command window couple of times without using the while loop but as soon as i run it with while loop I get an empty vector.

[Image Analyst]

When you used the debugger, did the code execution follow different paths? Or did you not even use the debugger at all?