nargout

Returns the number of output arguments.

📝Syntax

R = nargout()
R = nargout(function_name)
R = nargout(function_handle)

📥Input Arguments

Parameter	Description
function_name	a string: function name
function_handle	a function handle

📤Output Arguments

Parameter	Description
R	an integer value: number of output argument

📄Description

nargout returns the number of output arguments of an function.

If the last output argument of the function is varargout the returned value is negative.

💡Examples

With an macro function:

nargout('cellstr')

With an builtin function:

nargout('cos')

🔗See Also

🕔Version History

Version	Description
1.0.0	initial version