Ways to Edit, Evaluate, and Debug M-Files :: Editing and Debugging M-Files (MATLAB®)

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Ways to Edit, Evaluate, and Debug M-Files

There are several methods for creating, editing, evaluating, and debugging files with MATLAB software.

Creating and Editing Files — Options	Instructions
MATLAB Editor	See Starting, Creating Files, and Closing the Editor, and Creating New Files in the Editor. You can create, open, edit, and save M-files as well as other file types in the MATLAB Editor—see Creating and Editing Other Text File Types.
Any text editor, such as Emacs or vi	To specify another editor as the default for use with MATLAB software, select File > Preferences > Editor/Debugger, and for Editor, specify the Text editor. Click the Help button in the Preferences dialog box for details. Use that editor by default, or use any other editor you open. Regardless of the editor you use, you can debug M-files using the MATLAB Editor or debugging functions.

Creating and Editing Files — Options

Instructions

MATLAB Editor

See Starting, Creating Files, and Closing the Editor, and Creating New Files in the Editor.

You can create, open, edit, and save M-files as well as other file types in the MATLAB Editor—see Creating and Editing Other Text File Types.

Any text editor, such as Emacs or vi

To specify another editor as the default for use with MATLAB software, select File > Preferences > Editor/Debugger, and for Editor, specify the Text editor. Click the Help button in the Preferences dialog box for details. Use that editor by default, or use any other editor you open. Regardless of the editor you use, you can debug M-files using the MATLAB Editor or debugging functions.

Debugging M-Files – Options	Instructions
General debugging tips	See Finding Errors, Debugging, and Correcting M-Files.
MATLAB Editor	See Checking M-File Code for Problems Using the M-Lint Code Analyzer to identify errors and make improvements. Debugging Process and Features to help you isolate run-time problems.
MATLAB debugging functions (for use in the Command Window)	See function alternatives in Debugging Process and Features.

Debugging M-Files – Options

Instructions

General debugging tips

See Finding Errors, Debugging, and Correcting M-Files.

MATLAB Editor

See

Checking M-File Code for Problems Using the M-Lint Code Analyzer to identify errors and make improvements.
Debugging Process and Features to help you isolate run-time problems.

MATLAB debugging functions (for use in the Command Window)

See function alternatives in Debugging Process and Features.

See Customizing the Editor by Setting Preferences for information on setting up the editing and debugging environment to best meet your needs.

For information about the MATLAB language and writing M-files, see the Programming Fundamentals documentation.

Begin with Existing Code

Starting, Creating Files, and Closing the Editor

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