How to call a column in a vector

suppose we have vector (v) v= [1 5 3 0 7]

and I want to find the minimum value

min(v)

I will get 0, but what I want to know is how can I print out the column number? In this case, the column number where the minimum value (0) is located is 4, but how can I make matlab display the column number to me?

Answer 1

[James Tursa]

Get the 2nd output argument returned from the min function:

[value,column] = min(v);

[David Zhang]

Ok and how would I print it in a message such as "the winner is contestant (column number)"?

[James Tursa]

fprintf('The winner is contestant %d\n',column);