List of Tables

Introduction

Help Desk

Related MATLAB Commands

MATLAB Documentation

New Features and Enhancements

What's New in MATLAB?

Enhanced Programming and Application Development Tools

New Data Types, Structures, and Language
Features

Faster, Better Graphics and Visualization

More Mathematics and Data Analysis Firepower

Enhancements to Application Toolbox Suite and to SIMULINK

New Data Constructs

Multidimensional Arrays

Cell Arrays

Structures

Character Arrays

Flow Control Improvements

M-File Programming Tools

Variable Number of Input and Output Arguments

Multiple Functions Within an M-File

M-File Profiler

Pseudocode M-Files

New and Enhanced Language Functions

Subscripting and Assignment Enhancements

Integer Bit Manipulation Functions

Dimension Specification for Data Analysis Functions

Wildcards in Utility Commands

Empty Arrays

New Data Analysis Features

Higher-Dimension Interpolation

griddata Based on Delaunay Triangulation

Set Theoretic Functions

New and Enhanced Handle Graphics Features

Plotting Capabilities

area Function

Bar Chart Enhancements

legend Enhancement

Marker Style Enhancement

Stem Plot Enhancements

Three-Dimensional Plotting Support

Data Visualization

New Viewing Model

New Method for Defining Patches

Triangular Meshes and Surfaces

Improved Slicing

Contouring Enhancements

New zoom Options

Graphics Presentation

Enhancements to Axes Objects

Color Enhancements

Text Object Enhancements

Improved General Graphics Features

Lighting

print Command Revisions

Additional print Device Options

Image Support

Truecolor

Reading and Writing Images

8-Bit Images

Indexed images

Colormaps

Truecolor Images

New and Enhanced Handle Graphics Object Properties

Improvements to Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)

General GUI Enhancements

Guide

Enhancements to the Application Program Interface (API)

New Fundamental Data Type

New Functions

Support for Structures and Cells

Support for Multidimensional Arrays

Support for Nondouble Precision Data

Access toSpecial Numbers

OLE Support

MATLAB 4 Features Unsupported in MATLAB 5

Non-ANSI C Compilers

printf and scanf

New Platform Specific Features

MS Windows

Path Browser

Workspace Browser

M-File Debugger

Command Window Toolbar

New Dialog Boxes

Macintosh

User Interface Enhancements

Command Window Features

Command History Window

Path Browser

Workspace Browser

M-File Debugger

Editor Features

UNIX Workstations

Figure Window Toolbar

Path Editor

Simplified Installation Procedure

Upgrading to MATLAB 5

Upgrading from MATLAB 4 to MATLAB 5

Converting M-Files from MATLAB 4 to MATLAB 5

Converting MEX-Files from MATLAB 4 to MATLAB 5

MEX-File Binary Incompatibility

General Considerations

PC-Specific Considerations

Macintosh-Specific Considerations

MEX-File Source Incompatibility

General Considerations

UNIX-Specific Considerations

PC-Specific Considerations

MEX-File Conversion Techniques

Rebuilding with the -V4 Option

Recoding for MATLAB 5 Compliance

How to Convert Each MATLAB 4 Function

Index