Is there a spell checker option for MATLAB?
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I recently started to work with python and PyCharm. As a long time MATLAB user I found it so useful PyCharm has an integrated spell-checker. Not only it make the code much nicer to read, it also helps to prevent coding errors due to misspelling of variables and functions. Do you know of an option like that for MATLAB?
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Rian Koja
on 4 Jun 2019
PyCharm does checks possible errors in variable names, but it not only that. It actually checks a dictionary to verify spelling mistakes, both in comments and for variables. I.e. it will put an underline below CanelCase, but not below CamelCase.
Daven Gooden
on 11 Aug 2020
@Rian: I'm with you regarding a similar PyCharm spell check functionality integrated into Matlab's editor. Not sure why MathWorks® has not added this capability, as it is needed and would be greatly appreciated. Let's hope it is made available in a near future release.
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Manali Gupta
on 4 Jun 2019
The below link can be referred.
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Rian Koja
on 4 Jun 2019
This answer refers to checking the spelling of a single word. It "works", and could be a starting point to something better. But if checking code overall, I'd prefer to copy-and-paste the code into word, spell checking and then copying bakc again to the editor. Some people do that, it is boring, prone to errors and hard to enforce that everyone in a team does it everytime. Totally not worth it. Pycharm spellcheking, in comparison, is built-in, you are using it until you actively disable it. It pops up in the text editor, along with PEP8 style guidelines. It really helps improving overall code with less revisions over little additional effort.
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