Contents

Index

• Getting Started

• Desktop Tools and Development Environment

• Startup and Shutdown

• Running Functions - Command Window and History

• Help, Demos, and Related Resources

• Workspace Browser and Variable Editor

• Managing Files in MATLAB

• File Exchange - Finding and Getting Files Created by Other Users

• Editing and Debugging M-Files

• Begin with Existing Code

Create M-Files from Command Window and History

Use Existing M-Files and Examples

Ways to Edit, Evaluate, and Debug M-Files

• Starting, Creating Files, and Closing the Editor

Starting the Editor

Creating New Files in the Editor

Opening Existing Files in the Editor

Arranging Editor Documents

Creating and Editing Other Text File Types

Closing the Editor

• Customizing the Editor by Setting Preferences

Overview of Setting Preferences for the Editor/Debugger

Setting General Preferences for the Editor/Debugger

Setting Display Preferences

Setting Tab and Indent Preferences

Setting Language Preferences

Setting MATLAB Language Preferences

Setting TLC Language Preferences

Setting VHDL Language Preferences

Setting Verilog Language Preferences

Setting C/C++ Language Preferences

Setting Java Language Preferences

Setting XML/HTML Language Preferences

Setting Code Folding Preferences

Setting Autosave Preferences

Additional Information about Editor/Debugger Preferences

• Entering Statements in the Editor

Using Command Window Features in the Editor

Entering Text in Insert or Overwrite Mode

Changing the Case of Selected Text

Undoing and Redoing Editor Actions

Adding Comments

Completing Statements in the Editor - Tab Completion

• Appearance of an M-File - Making Files More Readable

Syntax Highlighting

Function Indenting

Line and Column Numbers

Highlight Current Line

Right-Hand Text Limit

Class, Function, or Subfunction

Code Folding - Expanding and Collapsing M-File Constructs

Split Screen Display

• Navigating in an M-File

Going to a Line Number

Going to a Function (Subfunctions and Nested Functions)

Going to a Bookmark

Navigating Back and Forward in Files

Opening a Selection in an M-File

• Finding Text in Files

Finding Text in the Current File

Finding and Replacing Text in the Current File

Finding Files or Text in Multiple Files

Performing an Incremental Search in the Editor

• Comparing Files and Folders

What Is the File and Folder Comparisons Tool?

Comparing Two Text Files

Comparing Two MAT-Files

Comparing Two Binary Files

Comparing Two Folders

Using Features of the File and Folder Comparisons Tool

Accessing the File and Folder Comparisons Tool

Function Alternative for Comparing Files and Folders

• Saving, Printing, and Closing Files in the Editor

Printing M-Files

Closing M-Files

• Running M-Files in the Editor

Running M-Files with No Input Arguments in the Editor

Using Run Configurations to Run M-Files with Input Arguments in the Editor

Create and Use a Run Configuration for an M-File

Create and Execute Multiple Run Configurations for an M-File

About the run_configurations.m File

Find Configurations

Remove Configurations

Reassociate and Rename Configurations

Other Ways to Run M-Files from the Editor

Finding Errors, Debugging, and Correcting M-Files

• Checking M-File Code for Problems Using the M-Lint Code Analyzer

What Is the M-Lint Code Analyzer?

Ways to Use the M-Lint Code Analyzer

Using M-Lint Automatic Code Analyzer in the Editor

Suppressing M-Lint Indicators and Messages

Setting Preferences for M-Lint

• Debugging Process and Features

Ways to Debug M-Files

Preparing for Debugging

Setting Breakpoints

Running an M-File with Breakpoints

Stepping Through an M-File

Examining Values

Correcting Problems and Ending Debugging

Conditional Breakpoints

Breakpoints in Anonymous Functions

Breakpoints in Methods that Overload Functions

Error Breakpoints

Debugging Functions

• Using Cells for Rapid Code Iteration and Publishing Results

What Are Cells?

Rapid Code Iteration Overview

Understanding Nested Cells

Evaluating M-File Cells

Debugging Functions

• Tuning and Managing M-Files

• Publishing M-Files

• Using Notebook to Publish to Microsoft Word

• Source Control Interface

• Internationalization

• Data Import and Export

• Mathematics

• Data Analysis

• Programming Fundamentals

• Object-Oriented Programming

• 3-D Visualization

• Creating Graphical User Interfaces

Handle Graphics Property Browser

• External Interfaces

• C and Fortran API Reference

• Release Notes

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Editing and Debugging M-Files

MATLAB software provides powerful tools for creating, editing, and debugging files, as detailed here. For information about the MATLAB language and writing M-files, see the Programming Fundamentals documentation.

Frequently Asked Questions About File Exchange

Frequently Asked Questions About File Exchange

Begin with Existing Code

Begin with Existing Code

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