outputnames

Version 1.0.0 (2.09 KB) by Matt J
Get a list of the output argument names of the currently executing function.
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Updated 1 Dec 2022

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Somewhat analogous to inputname, the outputnames() command in this submission returns a cell array containing the output variable names for the current function call. There are important caveats, however, see below.
EXAMPLE:
>> [A, ~, C]=func()
A =
'a'
C =
'c'
function varargout=func()
varargout=lower(outputnames);
end
CAVEATS:
1. The line of code or the command line where the function call is
made must contain no other commands. The above example would fail,
had we done,
[A,B]=func(); [C,D]=func()
2. Function calls where the outputs contain indexing expressions
will have unjpredicatable behavior, e.g.,
[A{1,2}]=func()

Cite As

Matt J (2024). outputnames (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/121487-outputnames), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2022b
Compatible with any release
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1.0.0