MATLAB Report Generator

Editing the Execute Method

Open the execute.m file, which runs the component when the report is generated. This method inserts into the report the information that the component creates when the report is generated. The default execute.m file created by the Component Wizard inserts nothing into the report.

The execute.m file for the new component contains the following lines of code.

• function out=execute(c)
  %EXECUTE returns a report element during generation
  out=sgmltag;
  

In order for your execute.m method to insert meaningful information into the report, you must modify this M-file.

The single output argument of the execute.m method is inserted into the report. If the output is a string or number, the component acts like a text component and inserts the output directly into the report. It is possible to create a more sophisticated output by running another component within your execute method.

The following tutorial tasks show you how to use both output forms:

• Editing execute.m to Insert Text Output into the Report shows you how to edit execute.m to use the component to insert a string or number into the report
• Editing execute.m to Insert a Figure into the Report shows you how to edit execute.m to run the Graphics Figure Snapshot component within the Figure Random Plot component to insert the snapshot of the figure into the report.

Editing a New Component

Editing execute.m to Insert Text Output into the Report