MATLAB: Find one Max-value from 2 columns from matrix

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Hello,
i have a matrix:
M =
3.0000 0.9873 3.0000 0
10.0000 0.1518 10.0000 0.1255
10.0000 0.1561 10.0000 0.1735
10.0000 0.1619 10.0000 0.2110
10.0000 0.0994 10.0000 0.4389
6.0000 0.1010 6.0000 0.3090
10.0000 0.1150 10.0000 0.2852
and want get one Max-Value from 2 and 4 column.
I tried:
out = max(M(:,2:2:4))
but I get two answers.
out = max(max(M(:,2:2:4)))
works, but is not nice, I think =)
Maybe there are better solution?

Best Answer

out = max(reshape(M(:,2:2:4),1,[])
% >= 2018b
out = max(M(:,2:2:4), [], 'all')