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Contents

Index

• Getting Started

• Product Description

• Matrices and Arrays

Matrix and Array Operations

Complex Numbers

Character Strings

Loops and Conditional Statements

Script Locations

• Matrices and Magic Squares

Entering Matrices

sum, transpose, and diag

The magic Function

Generating Matrices

• Expressions

Matrix Operators

Array Operators

Examples of Expressions

• Entering Commands

The format Function

Suppressing Output

Entering Long Statements

Command Line Editing

The Colon Operator

Deleting Rows and Columns

Scalar Expansion

Logical Subscripting

The find Function

• Types of Arrays

Multidimensional Arrays

Characters and Text

• Operations on Nonlinear Functions

Function Handles

Function Functions

Multivariate Data

• Data Analysis

Preprocessing Data

Summarizing Data

Visualizing Data

• Basic Plotting Functions

Creating a Plot

Plotting Multiple Data Sets in One Graph

Specifying Line Styles and Colors

Plotting Lines and Markers

Graphing Imaginary and Complex Data

Adding Plots to an Existing Graph

Displaying Multiple Plots in One Figure

Controlling the Axes

Adding Axis Labels and Titles

• Creating Mesh and Surface Plots

About Mesh and Surface Plots

Visualizing Functions of Two Variables

• Plotting Image Data

About Plotting Image Data

Reading and Writing Images

• Printing Graphics

Overview of Printing

Printing from the File Menu

Exporting the Figure to a Graphics File

Using the Print Command

• Working with Handle Graphics Objects

Graphics Objects

Setting Object Properties

Functions for Working with Objects

Specifying Axes or Figures

Finding the Handles of Existing Objects

• Control Flow

Conditional Control - if, else, switch

Loop Control - for, while, continue, break

Program Termination - return

• Scripts and Functions

Types of Functions

Global Variables

Command vs. Function Syntax

• User's Guide

• Desktop Tools and Development Environment

• Data Import and Export

• Supported File Formats

Supported File Formats

• Importing Data

• Recommended Methods for Importing Data

• Importing MAT-Files

• Importing Text Data Files

• Importing XML Documents

• Importing Spreadsheets

• Importing Scientific Data Files

• Importing Images

• Importing Audio and Video

• Importing Binary Data with Low-Level I/O

• Exporting Data

• Exporting to MAT-Files

• Exporting to Text Data Files

• Exporting to XML Documents

• Exporting to Excel Spreadsheets

• Exporting to Scientific Data Files

• Exporting to Images

• Exporting to Audio and Video

• Exporting Binary Data with Low-Level I/O

Creating Temporary Files

• Memory-Mapping Data Files

• Overview of Memory-Mapping

• The memmapfile Class

• Constructing a memmapfile Object

• Reading a Mapped File

• Writing to a Mapped File

• Deleting a Memory Map

• Memory-Mapping Demo

• Internet File Access

• Downloading Web Content and Files

• Creating and Decompressing Zip Archives

• Sending Email

• Performing FTP File Operations

• Mathematics

• Data Analysis

• Programming Fundamentals

• Object-Oriented Programming

• 3-D Visualization

• Creating Graphical User Interfaces

Handle Graphics Property Browser

• External Interfaces

• C/C++ and Fortran API Reference

• Release Notes

Data Import and Export

The MATLAB^® application supports the import and export of data in various file formats. Additional functions provide access to files on the Internet, or improve file I/O performance.

Supported File Formats	Import and export data in specific formats
Importing Data	Bring data into MATLAB using functions or a graphical user interface (GUI)
Exporting Data	Save data for use in MATLAB or other applications
Memory-Mapping Data Files	Access data with MATLAB array indexing for more efficient file I/O
Internet File Access	Download files from the Internet, perform FTP operations, or send email

Supported File Formats

Supported File Formats

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