MATLAB Functions Help Desk

inputname

Purpose

Input argument name

Syntax

Description

This command can be used only inside the body of a function.

inputname(argnum) returns the workspace variable name corresponding to the argument number argnum. If the input argument has no name (for example, if it is an expression instead of a variable), the inputname command returns the empty string ('').

Examples

Suppose the function myfun.m is defined as:

Then

produces

But

produces

See Also

nargin, nargoutNumber of function arguments

nargchk     Check number of input arguments



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