localfunctions

Return handles to local functions in the current file.

📝Syntax

fh = localfunctions()

📤Output Arguments

Parameter	Description
fh	a cell array of function handles.

📄Description

localfunctions returns a cell array of handles to local functions defined in the current file.

If the current context is not a file with local functions, the result is an empty cell array.

💡Examples

Call localfunctions from the command context.

fh = localfunctions()
isequal(fh, {})

Return and call handles to local functions from a file.

% Save this code in a file named localfunctions_demo.m:
%
% function names = localfunctions_demo()
%   fh = localfunctions();
%   names = {func2str(fh{1}); func2str(fh{2})};
%   disp(fh{1}(3))
%   disp(fh{2}(3))
% end
%
% function y = add_one(x)
%   y = x + 1;
% end
%
% function y = double_value(x)
%   y = 2 * x;
% end

names = localfunctions_demo()
% Expected names:
% {'add_one'; 'double_value'}

🔗See Also

which func2str

🕔Version History

Version	Description
1.0.0	initial version

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