Error messages using bvp4c

I continually am getting the same error messages for a bvp4c problem. I am using exactly the format from a Matlab provided example:

I saved these functions:

function dfdeta = fsode(eta,f)

dfdeta = [ f(2)

f(3)

-f(1)*f(3) - 1*(1 - f(2)^2) ];

end

function res = fsbc (f0,finf)

res = [f0(1)

f0(2)

finf(2) -1];

end

Then tried to apply:

infinity = 3;

maxinfinity = 6;

solinit = bvpinit(linspace(0,infinity,5),[0 0 1]);

sol=bvp4c(@fsode,@fsbc,solinit);

I get the follow error messages:

[Jan]

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Answer 1

[Jan]

res = [f0(1)
       f0(2)
       finf(2) -1]

The 1st and 2nd row contain 1 element, the 3rd row contains 2 elements. Be careful with the smart methods of Matlab, which allows you to omit commans and semicolons. The unary minus has no space on the right side, but the minus operator has one, if there is a space on the left. Tricky!

[1 2]     % [1, 2]
[1 -2]    % [1, -2]
[1 - 2]   % [-1]   !!!

Although it is convenient to omit the commas and semicolons, this is very susceptible for the distribution of spaces and therefore a bad programming style. I strongly recommend to write clean and clear code and not to use the lazy omitting. Use spaces around operators and omit the space on the right only for the unary minus operator:

res = [f0(1); ...
       f0(2); ...
       finf(2) - 1];
%               ^ a space