ConcatenationLayer - Concatenation layer - MATLAB (original) (raw)

Description

A concatenation layer takes inputs and concatenates them along a specified dimension. The inputs must have the same size in all dimensions except the concatenation dimension.

Specify the number of inputs to the layer when you create it. The inputs have the names 'in1','in2',...,'inN', where N is the number of inputs. Use the input names when connecting or disconnecting the layer by usingconnectLayers or disconnectLayers.

Creation

Syntax

Description

`layer` = concatenationLayer(`dim`,`numInputs`) creates a concatenation layer that concatenates numInputs inputs along the specified dimension, dim. This function also sets the Dim and NumInputs properties.

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`layer` = concatenationLayer(`dim`,`numInputs`,'Name',name) also sets the Name property.

Properties

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Concatenation

Concatenation dimension, specified as a positive integer. The layer supports concatenating over the channel and spatial dimensions only.

Example: 4

Layer

Data Types: char | string

Number of inputs to the layer, specified as a positive integer greater than or equal to 2.

The inputs have the names 'in1','in2',...,'inN', where N isNumInputs. For example, if NumInputs is 3, then the inputs have the names 'in1','in2', and 'in3'. Use the input names when connecting or disconnecting the layer using the connectLayers or disconnectLayers functions.

Input names, specified as {'in1','in2',...,'inN'}, where N is the number of inputs of the layer.

Data Types: cell

This property is read-only.

Number of outputs from the layer, stored as 1. This layer has a single output only.

Data Types: double

This property is read-only.

Output names, stored as {'out'}. This layer has a single output only.

Data Types: cell

Examples

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Create a concatenation layer that concatenates two inputs along the fourth dimension (channels). Name the concatenation layer 'concat'.

concat = concatenationLayer(4,2,'Name','concat')

concat = ConcatenationLayer with properties:

      Name: 'concat'
       Dim: 4
 NumInputs: 2
InputNames: {'in1'  'in2'}

Create two ReLU layers and connect them to the concatenation layer. The concatenation layer concatenates the outputs from the ReLU layers.

relu_1 = reluLayer('Name','relu_1'); relu_2 = reluLayer('Name','relu_2');

net = dlnetwork; net = addLayers(net, relu_1); net = addLayers(net, relu_2); net = addLayers(net, concat);

net = connectLayers(net, 'relu_1', 'concat/in1'); net = connectLayers(net, 'relu_2', 'concat/in2'); plot(net)

Algorithms

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Layers in a layer array or layer graph pass data to subsequent layers as formatted dlarray objects. The format of a dlarray object is a string of characters in which each character describes the corresponding dimension of the data. The format consists of one or more of these characters:

• "S" — Spatial
• "C" — Channel
• "B" — Batch
• "T" — Time
• "U" — Unspecified

For example, you can describe 2-D image data that is represented as a 4-D array, where the first two dimensions correspond to the spatial dimensions of the images, the third dimension corresponds to the channels of the images, and the fourth dimension corresponds to the batch dimension, as having the format "SSCB" (spatial, spatial, channel, batch).

You can interact with these dlarray objects in automatic differentiation workflows, such as those for developing a custom layer, using a functionLayer object, or using the forward and predict functions withdlnetwork objects.

This table shows the supported input formats of ConcatenationLayer objects and the corresponding output format. If the software passes the output of the layer to a custom layer that does not inherit from the nnet.layer.Formattable class, or aFunctionLayer object with the Formattable property set to 0 (false), then the layer receives an unformatted dlarray object with dimensions ordered according to the formats in this table. The formats listed here are only a subset. The layer may support additional formats such as formats with additional "S" (spatial) or"U" (unspecified) dimensions.

The layer supports concatenation over "S" (spatial) and"C" (channel) dimensions only. The output format matches the input format. Each input must have data of the same format.

In dlnetwork objects, ConcatenationLayer objects also support these input and output format combinations.

ConcatenationLayer objects support complex-valued input and outputs. (since R2024a) The layer applies the same underlying operation to complex-valued input as it does to real-valued input and outputs complex-valued data where applicable.

Extended Capabilities

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Usage notes and limitations:

For code generation, you must pass a dlarray object with a channel (C) dimension as the input to this layer. For example, code generation supports data format such as "SSC" or "SSCBT".

Refer to the usage notes and limitations in the C/C++ Code Generation section. The same limitations apply to GPU code generation.

Version History

Introduced in R2019a

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ConcatenationLayer objects support complex-valued input and outputs. The layer applies the same underlying operation to complex-valued input as it does to real-valued input and outputs complex-valued data where applicable.