filemarker

Character to separate file name from local or nested function name

Syntax

m = filemarker

Description

m = filemarker returns the character (> by default) used to separate the file name from the local or nested function name when referring to the function.

Examples

Get Help For Local Function

Get the help text for the local function validateSizes defined in imwrite.m.

help(['imwrite' filemarker 'validateSizes'])

  How many bytes does each element occupy in memory?

You can also use the filemarker character with the same result.

help('imwrite>validateSizes')

  How many bytes does each element occupy in memory?

Stop at Local and Nested Functions in File

Set a breakpoint in a program at the first executable line of a local function and of a nested function.

Create a file, myfile.m, that contains these statements

function n = myfile(x)
n = myfunction(x);
myfunction2;

    function z = myfunction2(x)
        z = x + 1;
    end

end

function y = myfunction(x)
y = x + 1;
end

Set a breakpoint at the local function myfunction using the filemarker character.

dbstop in myfile>myfunction

Set a breakpoint at the nested function myfunction2 using the filemarker character.

dbstop in myfile>myfunction2