M-File
M-files are normal text files written in MATLAB programming language. The file is called an M-file because of its file extension of ‘.m’ . It allows the user to write a series of codes into a file and execute them with a single command. The file can be created using the MATLAB editor or another text editor. There are two types of M-files, script files and function files, which will be discussed in the following section.
Scripts File
The scripts files are the simplest kind of M-file which contains a set of valid MATLAB commands. The file does not have any input or output arguments and any variables that they create remain in the workspace, to be used in subsequent computations. It can be executed by typing the name of the script file excluding the file extension. It has the same effect of typing all the individual commands stored in the script file at the command line. Script files work on global variables. Therefore it can operate on existing data in the workspace, or they can create new data on which to operate.
Functions Files
Functions are M- files that can accept input arguments and return output arguments. The name of the M-file and of the function should be the same. Functions operate on variables within their own workspace, separate from the workspace you access at the MATLAB command prompt.
M-files are normal text files written in MATLAB programming language. The file is called an M-file because of its file extension of ‘.m’ . It allows the user to write a series of codes into a file and execute them with a single command. The file can be created using the MATLAB editor or another text editor. There are two types of M-files, script files and function files, which will be discussed in the following section.
Scripts File
The scripts files are the simplest kind of M-file which contains a set of valid MATLAB commands. The file does not have any input or output arguments and any variables that they create remain in the workspace, to be used in subsequent computations. It can be executed by typing the name of the script file excluding the file extension. It has the same effect of typing all the individual commands stored in the script file at the command line. Script files work on global variables. Therefore it can operate on existing data in the workspace, or they can create new data on which to operate.
Functions Files
Functions are M- files that can accept input arguments and return output arguments. The name of the M-file and of the function should be the same. Functions operate on variables within their own workspace, separate from the workspace you access at the MATLAB command prompt.