Virtually any calculation that you can create in MATLAB can be deployed, if it resides in a function. For example:

>> 1 + 1

cannot be deployed.

However, the following calculation:

function result = addSomeNumbers()
	result = 1+1;
end

can be deployed because the calculation now resides in a function.

You typically pass inputs to a function. You can use primitive data type as an input into a function.

To pass inputs, put them in parentheses. For example:

function result = addSomeNumbers(number1, number2)
	result = number1 + number2;
end

WebFigures is a feature that enables you to embed dynamic MATLAB figures onto a Web page through a Builder JA or Builder NE component. This concept can be used with any data in a figure window.

As in the following example, you close the figure before the code is exited so that the figure does not "pop up," or appear later, in the deployed application. You do not need to specify any reorientation data when using WebFigures. If the figure is attached to the rest of the infrastructure, it will automatically pass, resize, and reorient accordingly.

%returns a WebFigure reference containing the
%data from the figure window
function resultWebFigure = getWebFigure
			f = figure;
			set(f,'Color',[.8,.9,1]);
			f = figure('Visible','off'); 
			surf(peaks);
			resultWebFigure = webfigure(f);
			close(f);
end

This approach is typically used for instances where WebFigures can't be used, or in a stateless application.

%We set the figure not to be visible since we are 
%streaming the data out
%Notice how you can specify the format of the bytes,
%  .net uses unsigned bytes (uint8) 
%  java uses signed bytes (int 8)
%This function allows you to specify the image format 
%such as png, or jpg
function imageByteData = getSurfPeaksImageData(imageFormat)
  f = figure;
  surf(peaks);
  set(f, 'Visible', 'off');
  imageByteData = figToImStream(f, imageFormat, 'uint8');
  close(f);
end

Sometimes you want the function to change the perspective on an image before returning it. This can be accomplished like this:

%We set the figure not to be visible since we are 
%streaming the data out
%Notice how you can specify the format of the bytes,
%  .net uses unsigned bytes (uint8) 
%  java uses signed bytes (int 8)
%This function allows you to specify the image format 
%such as png, or jpg
function imageData = 
     getImageDataOrientation(width, height, rotation, 
                                elevation, imageFormat)
  f = figure('Position', [0, 0, width, height]);
  surf(peaks);
  view([rotation, elevation]);
  set(f, 'Visible', 'off');
  imageData = figToImStream (f, imageFormat, 'uint8');
  close(f);
end