Character to separate file name and internal function name
M = filemarker
On the Microsoft® Windows® platform, for example, filemarker returns the '>' character:
filemarker ans = >
You can use the following command on any platform to get the help text for the local function pdeodes defined in pdepe.m:
helptext = help(['imwrite' filemarker 'validateSizes']) helptext = How many bytes does each element occupy in memory?
You can use the filemarker character to indicate a location within a MATLAB® program file where you want to set a breakpoint, for example. On all platforms, if you need to distinguish between two nested functions with the same name, use the forward slash (/) character to indicate the path to a particular instance of a function.
For instance, suppose myfile.m contains the following code:
function x = A(p1, p2) ... function y = B(p3) ... end function m = C(p4) ... end end function z = C(p5) ... function y = D(p6) ... end end
To indicate that you want to set a breakpoint at function y nested within function x, use the following command on the Windows platform:
To indicate that you want to set a breakpoint at function m nested within function x use the following command on the Windows platform:
In the first case, you specify x/y because myfile.m contains two nested functions named y. In the second case, there is no need to specify x/m because there is only one function m within myfile.m.