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Subject: function

From: J V

Date: 8 Jan, 2008 14:02:03

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function choose = a(Is);
choose=Is;
switch choose
    case {'Is'}
        disp('B')
    case 'Ic'
        disp('c')
    otherwise
        disp('unknown')
end;

displayed in command window

B

ans =

Is

what if i dont want Is to be displayed in the command
window what should i do?

Subject: function

From: roberson@ibd.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca (Walter Roberson)

Date: 8 Jan, 2008 15:40:13

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In article <flvvor$kcr$1@fred.mathworks.com>, J V <vlchsjstn@yahoo.com> wrote:

>function choose = a(Is);
>choose=Is;
>switch choose
> case {'Is'}
> disp('B')
> case 'Ic'
> disp('c')
> otherwise
> disp('unknown')
>end;

>displayed in command window

>B

>ans =

>Is

>what if i dont want Is to be displayed in the command
>window what should i do?

"Is" is being displayed because it is the result of the function,
the value assigned to "choose". If you do not want the result
of the function to be displayed then instead of invoking B in the
command window, invoke B; there: the semicolon supresses printing
of the result value.

--
"All is vanity." -- Ecclesiastes

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