version

Version number for MATLAB and libraries

Syntax

version

version = version('-versionOption')

[version date] = version

Description

version displays the version and release number for the currently runningMATLAB^®.

version = version('-versionOption') returns information for the specified option.

[version date] = version returns the version, release number, and release date. No input arguments are allowed in this syntax.

Examples

Display MATLAB Version

version

ans = 
'9.7.0.1190202 (R2019b)'

Display MATLAB Release

Display the release, prefaced by descriptive text.

['Release R' version('-release')]

ans = 
'Release R2019b'

Display Release Version and Date as Separate Values

[v d] = version

v = 
'9.7.0.1190202 (R2019b)'

d = 
'August 21, 2019'

Display Java Version

version -java

ans = 
'Java 1.8.0_202-b08 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode'

Input Arguments

versionOption — Version option

'-date' | '-description' | '-release' | '-java'

Version option, specified as one of these values.

'-date'	Release date.
'-description'	Description of the version. Returns: empty - general release 'Update n' - update release n, where n is an integer 'Prerelease' - prerelease 'Prerelease n' - prerelease update n, where n is an integer
'-release'	Release number.
'-java'	Version of the Oracle® JVM™ software that MATLAB uses.

Output Arguments

version — Version information

character vector

Version and release information, returned as a character vector.

date — Release date

character vector

Release date, returned as a character vector.