unloadlibrary

Unload shared C library from memory

Syntax

unloadlibrary libname

Description

unloadlibrary libname unloads library libname from memory.

Examples

Load and Unload shrlibsample Library

Add the shrlib examples folder to the path.

addpath(fullfile(matlabroot,'extern','examples','shrlib'))

Load the library, if it is not already loaded.

if ~libisloaded('shrlibsample')
   loadlibrary('shrlibsample')
end

When finished, unload the library to free memory.

unloadlibrary shrlibsample

Input Arguments

libname — Name of shared library

character vector

Name of shared library, specified as a character vector. Do not include the path or file extension in libname.

If you call loadlibrary using the alias option, then you must use the alias name for the libname argument.

Data Types: char

Limitations

• Use with libraries that are loaded using the loadlibrary function.

Tips

• To unload a MEX file, use the clear function.