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Programming and Data Types

Symbols

%

for comment lines

for H1 and help text lines

~=

A

accuracy of calculations

adding

cells to cell arrays

fields to structure arrays

and (M-file function equivalent for &)

answer, assigned to ans

arguments

checking number of

defined for function

order

varargin, varargout <1> <2>

passing by reference

passing by value

passing variable number

arithmetic expressions

arithmetic operators

arrays

cell array of strings

dimensions

inverse permutation

multidimensional

numeric

converting to cell array

assignment statements

building structure arrays with

local and global variables

automatic scalar expansion

B

base (numeric), converting

base number conversion

binary from decimal conversion

blanks

finding in string arrays

removing from strings

C

C++ and MATLAB OOP

caching

MATLAB directory

callback functions

calling context

calling MATLAB functions

compiling for later use

how MATLAB searches for functions

storing as pseudocode

canonical class

case conversion

cat <1> <2> <3>

cell

accessing a subset of cells

accessing a subset of cells

applying functions to

content indexing

converting to numeric array

using assignments

with cells function

with curly braces

deleting dimensions

multidimensional

building with the cells function

comparing strings

organizing data

preallocating <1> <2>

replacing comma-separated list with

cell data type

cells

building nested arrays with

preallocating empty arrays with <1> <2>

char data type

character arrays

categorizing characters of

comparing values on cell arrays

conversion <1> <2>

converting to cell arrays

delimiting character

evaluating <1> <2>

finding a substring

functions that test

padding for equal row length

removing trailing blanks

searching and replacing

two-dimensional

using relational operators on

characters

corresponding ASCII values

finding in string

class directories

class function

clearing definition

constructor method

methods required by MATLAB

object-oriented methods

clear <1> <2>

for multidimensional array subscripting

indexing a page with

scalar expansion with

to access subsets of cells

column vector

comma to separate function arguments

command/function duality

comma-separated list

using cell arrays

comments in code

comparing

complex conjugate transpose operator

computational functions

applying to cell arrays

applying to multidimensional arrays

applying to structure fields

concatenating

conditional statements

constructor methods

using class in

content indexing

to access cell contents

Contents.m file

converter methods <1> <2>

converting

cases of strings

strings <1> <2>

cos

creating

multidimensional array

structure array

curly braces

for cell array indexing <1> <2>

to build cell arrays

to nest cell arrays

D

data class hierarchy

data organization

multidimensional arrays

structure arrays

datenum <1> <2>

dates

handling and converting

string, vector of input

datestr <1> <2>

debugging class methods

decimal representation

default function

deleting

cells from cell array

fields from structure arrays

matrix rows and columns

deletion operator

delimiter in string

dim argument for cat

dimensions

removing singleton

directories

Contents.m file

MATLAB

private <1> <2>

dispatching priority

display method

displaying

field names for structure array

double data type

double-precision matrix

duality, command/function

dynamic fieldnames

E

editor

for creating M-files <1> <2>

eig

element-by-element organization for structures

else, elseif <1> <2>

empty arrays

and if statement

and relational operators

and while loops

eps

equal to operator

evaluating

string containing function name

string containing MATLAB code

string containing MATLAB expression

examples

checking number of function arguments

container class

for

if

M-file for structure array

polynomial class

execution,pausing

expanding

structure arrays

expressions

involving empty arrays

most recent answer

scalar expansion with

external program, running from MATLAB

F

feval

using on function handles <1> <2>

using on function name strings

fieldnames

accessing data within

adding to structure array

applying functions to

all like-named fields

assigning data to

deleting from structures

indexing within

writing M-files for

find function

and subscripting

finding

substring within a string

floating-point number

floating-point relative accuracy

for

if

try

format

fragmentation, reducing

func2str

function call history report

function definition line <1> <2>

for subfunction

function details report

function handles <1> <2>

converting from function name string

converting to function name string

effect on performance

error conditions

evaluating a nonscalar function handle

including path in the constructor

nonexistent function

finding the binding functions

for subfunctions, private functions

maximum name length

overloading <1> <2> <3>

saving and loading

testing for data type

testing for equality

types

function name string

converting from function handle

converting to function handle

function workspace

applying

to multidimensional structure arrays

to structure contents

applying to cell arrays

arguments

passing variable number of

calling context

characteristics

clearing from memory

computational, applying to structure fields

creating arrays with

dispatching priority

executing function name string

isa

multiple output values

naming

order of arguments

varargin, varargout <1> <2>

overloaded methods

overloading <1> <2> <3>

sequence report

storing as pseudocode

time used report

functions command

for constructor function handles

for overloaded function handles

for private function handles

for simple function handles

for subfunction handles

G

global variables

greater than operator

greater than or equal to operator

H

H1 line <1> <2>

and help command

and lookfor command

hexadecimal, converting from decimal

hierarchy of data classes

history

of functions called

I

if

and empty arrays

indexed reference

multidimensional arrays

nested cell arrays

nested structure arrays

structures within cell arrays

within structure fields

indices, how MATLAB calculates

Inf

inferiorto function

infinity (represented in MATLAB)

inheritance

input

obtaining from M-file

integers, changing to strings

interactive user input

inverse permutation of array dimensions

ipermute <1> <2>

isa

using with function handles

isequal

using with function handles

J

Java and MATLAB OOP

L

less than operator

less than or equal to operator

function handles

loading objects

loadobj example

local variables

logical data type

logical expressions

and subscripting

lookfor <1> <2>

loops

for

M

MATLAB

data type classes

programming

matrices

accessing multiple elements

accessing single elements

advanced indexing

deleting rows and columns

matrix

as index for for loops

double-precision

single-precision

See also matrices

measuring performance of M-files

memory

function workspace

Out of Memory message

reducing fragmentation

determining which is called

end

get

invoking on objects

required by MATLAB

set

M-files

corresponding to functions

creating

in MATLAB directory

creating with text editor

dispatching priority

input

obtaining interactively

operating on structures

pausing during execution

primary function

scheduling the execution of

superseding existing names

Microsoft Windows

MATLAB use of system resources

multidimensional arrays

applying functions

element-by-element functions

matrix functions

vector functions

computations on

at the command line

with the cat function

avoiding ambiguity

with the colon operator

number of dimensions

organizing data

permuting dimensions

removing singleton dimensions

structure arrays

applying functions

multiple conditions for switch

multiple inheritance

multiple output values

N

names

structure fields

NaN

ndims <1> <2>

nesting

if statements

newlines in string arrays

not (M-file function equivalent for ~)

not equal to operator

now

number of arguments

numbers

changing to strings

O

object-oriented programming

converter functions

inheritance

overloading <1> <2>

See also classes and objects

objects

accessing data in

as indices into objects

invoking methods on

offsets for indexing

operator precedence

applying to cell arrays

applying to structure fields

colon <1> <2> <3> <4> <5>

complex conjugate

greater than or equal to

less than or equal to

overloading <1> <2>

preallocation, array

optimizing performance of M-files

or (M-file function equivalent for |)

organizing data

multidimensional arrays

structure arrays

Out of Memory message

arithmetic operators

functions <1> <2> <3>

P

page subscripts

parentheses

for input arguments

overriding operator precedence with

passing arguments

path

adding directories to

pausing during M-file execution

PCs and MATLAB use of system resources

percent sign (comments)

performance

improving for M-files

permute <1> <2>

permuting array dimensions

persistent variables

pi

pie3 function overloaded

plane organization for structures

plotting results

polynomials

cell array <1> <2>

structure array

precedence

primary function

private directories

private directory

in dispatching priority

private functions

function handles to <1> <2>

private methods

programming, object-oriented

programs

running external

Q

R

reducing memory fragmentation

reference, subscripted

regular expressions

logical operators

relational operators

removing

cells from cell array

fields from structure arrays

singleton dimensions

replacing substring within string

reports

function call history

function details

reshape <1> <2>

reshaping

multidimensional arrays

S

function handles

saveobj example

saving

scalar

and relational operators

scripts <1> <2>

characteristics

sequence of functions

shell escape functions

simple inheritance

single data type

single-precision matrix

size

structure arrays

structure fields

smallest value system can represent

square brackets

for output arguments

squeeze <1> <2> <3>

starting

statements

stopping

storage

str2func

strings

See also character arrays

struct data type

structs <1> <2> <3>

structure arrays

applying functions to

using structs

data organization

deleting fields

dynamic field names

element-by-element organization

expanding <1> <2>

assigning data to

indexing

nested structures

multidimensional

applying functions

obtaining field names

organizing data

plane organization

subarrays,accessing

used with classes

within cell arrays

writing M-files for

structures

fieldnames

See also structure arrays

definition line

function handles to <1> <2>

in dispatching priority

subscripted assignment

how MATLAB calculates indices

multidimensional arrays

structure arrays

with logical expression

with the find function

subsref method

substring within a string

subtraction operator

sum

superiorto function

superseding existing M-files names

multiple conditions

T

tabs in string arrays

time

measured for M-files

timer object

blocking the command line

callback functions

execution modes

timer objects

deleting

finding all existing timers

naming convention

using in MATLAB

timers

starting and stopping

using in MATLAB

token in string

trigonometric functions <1> <2>

U

uint data type

unary minus operator

user classes, designing

user input

obtaining interactively

UserObject data type

V

value

largest system can represent

varargin <1> <2>

in argument list

unpacking contents

in argument list

packing contents

variables

dispatching priority

replacing list with a cell array

vector

replacing for

version, obtaining

visualizing

W

which used with methods

white space

finding in string

interpreting memory use

Windows

MATLAB use of system resources

workspace

of individual functions

Z

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