How do I programmatically access the last expression typed in the MATLAB Command Window in MATLAB 7.7 (R2008b)?

I want to get the last expression typed into the Command Window as a string saved to a variable.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

The last Command Line expression can be obtained by accessing the saved history of expressions typed into the Command Window, and indexing the last expression as shown below:

historypath = com.mathworks.mlservices.MLCommandHistoryServices.getSessionHistory;

lastexpression = historypath(end)

If the above is executed in the Command Window itself, then remember to index into location (end-2) instead of (end), as shown below:

historypath = com.mathworks.mlservices.MLCommandHistoryServices.getSessionHistory;

lastexpression = historypath(end-2)