how we can select 2 or more variables from an array depending on their values.

like i have an array of say 100 variables.i want to select 4 variables from this array whose values are maximum in that array.what kind of command is available rather than max in matlab?

[anu]

max allows selection of only one variable.

Answer 1

[Andrei Bobrov]

[value1,index1] = sort(A,'descend');
out = [value1(1:4),index1(1:4)];

Answer 2

[anu]

but it does not work if two or more values are same ..then it is not able to select only one value from them..

[anu]

i Have used unique n den sorted