MATLAB Programming

3
Basic Program Components
This chapter introduces some of the principal building blocks used in writing
MATLAB programs.
Variables (p. 3-3)
Keywords (p. 3-14)
Special Values (p. 3-15)
Operators (p. 3-17)
MATLAB Expressions (p. 3-28)
Regular Expressions (p. 3-31)
Comma-Separated Lists (p. 3-80)
Program Control Statements
(p. 3-88)
Guidelines for creating variables;
global and persistent variables;
variable scope and lifetime
Reserved words that you should
avoid using
Functions that return constant
values, like pi or inf
Arithmetic, relational, and logical
operators
Executing user-supplied strings;
constructing executable strings,
shell escape functions
A versatile way to search and replace
character strings
Using lists with structures and cell
arrays to simplify your code
Using statements such as if, for,
and try-catch to control the code
path your program follows