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As an alternative to the docsearch function, select Desktop > Help, type in the Search for field, and click Go.
docsearch
docsearch word
docsearch('word1 word2 ...')
docsearch('"word1 word2" ...')
docsearch('wo*rd ...')
docsearch('word1 word2 BOOLEANOP word3')
docsearch opens the Help browser to the Search Results pane, or if the Help browser is already open to that pane, brings it to the top.
docsearch word executes a Help browser full-text search for word, displaying results in the Help browser Search Results pane. If word is a functionname or blockname, the first entry in Search Results is the reference page, or reference pages for overloaded functions.
docsearch('word1 word2 ...') executes a Help browser full-text search for pages containing word1 and word2 and any other specified words, displaying results in the Help browser Search Results pane.
docsearch('"word1 word2" ...') executes a Help browser full-text search for pages containing the exact phrase word1 word2 and any other specified words, displaying results in the Help browser Search Results pane.
docsearch('wo*rd ...') executes a Help browser full-text search for pages containing words that begin with wo and end with rd, and any other specified words, displaying results in the Help browser Search Results pane. This is also called a wildcard or partial word search. You can use a wildcard symbol (*) multiple times within a word. You cannot use the wildcard symbol within an exact phrase. You must use at least two letters or digits with a wildcard symbol.
docsearch('word1 word2 BOOLEANOP word3') executes a Help browser full-text search for the term word1 word2 BOOLEANOP word3, where BOOLEANOP is a Boolean operator (AND, NOT, OR) used to refine the search. docsearch evaluates NOTs first, then ORs, and finally ANDs. Results display in the Help browser Search Results pane.
docsearch plot finds all pages that contain the word plot.
docsearch('plot tools') finds all pages that contain the words plot and tools anywhere in the page.
docsearch('"plot tools"') finds all pages that contain the exact phrase plot tools.
docsearch('plot* tools') finds all pages that contain the word tools and the word plot or variations of plot, such as plotting, and plots.
docsearch('"plot tools" NOT "time series"') finds all pages that contain the exact phrase plot tools, but only if the pages do not contain the exact phrase time series.
builddocsearchdb, doc, helpbrowser
Search Documentation and Demos with the Help Browser in the MATLAB® Desktop Tools and Development Environment documentation
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