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invoking help() on nested functions

Matt — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:30:23 -0400

For a subfunction called subfunc() in an mfile 'myFile', I know that it is possible to invoked help() using the syntax

>> help myFile>subfunc

But is it possible to invoke help() on a nested function?

Re: invoking help() on nested functions

Matt Fig — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:12:00 -0400

Not an answer, but:

http://www.mathworks.de/matlabcentral/newsreader/view_thread/117768#297379

Re: invoking help() on nested functions

Matt — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:20:19 -0400

"Matt Fig" <spamanon@yahoo.com> wrote in message <h71k30$nue$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> Not an answer, but:
>
> http://www.mathworks.de/matlabcentral/newsreader/view_thread/117768#297379

OK.

I think it would be great and appropriate if help() could accept a function handle argument to any valid function (main, sub, o nested).

Then, you wouldn't have to even bother with cumbersome syntax like

help f1>f2>f3>...

Re: invoking help() on nested functions

Mike Karr — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:46:22 -0400

Matt wrote:

> I think it would be great and appropriate if help() could accept a function handle argument to any valid function (main, sub, o nested).
>
> Then, you wouldn't have to even bother with cumbersome syntax like
>
> help f1>f2>f3>...

I just created an enhancement request for this.
A more reliable way to make such suggestions is
to contact technical support.

thanks,
mike

Re: invoking help() on nested functions

Matt — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:36:44 -0400

Mike Karr <mkarr@mathworks.com> wrote in message <h8r18e$a29$1@fred.mathworks.com>...

> I just created an enhancement request for this.
> A more reliable way to make such suggestions is
> to contact technical support.
====

Thanks, Mike. I didn't suggest it to tech support because there are higher priority enhancements that I'd much rather they get to first, e.g. non-double sparse arrays :)

Re: invoking help() on nested functions

Steven Lord — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:21:04 -0400

"Matt " <xys@whatever.com> wrote in message
news:h8r46s$le$1@fred.mathworks.com...
> Mike Karr <mkarr@mathworks.com> wrote in message
> <h8r18e$a29$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
>
>> I just created an enhancement request for this.
>> A more reliable way to make such suggestions is
>> to contact technical support.
> ====
>
> Thanks, Mike. I didn't suggest it to tech support because there are higher
> priority enhancements that I'd much rather they get to first, e.g.
> non-double sparse arrays :)

Keep in mind that we have lots of developers here at The MathWorks -- not
every developer is involved in every enhancement. The developers
responsible for the help system are not necessarily the same developers
responsible for sparse arrays, who are not necessarily the same developers
responsible for (choosing a random topic) figure windows, etc. There is
sometimes overlap, but often that overlap is because two areas are related
in some way (for example, a developer may work on both sparse matrices and
the iterative solvers like GMRES, PCG, etc.)

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