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engOutputBuffer (C)

Specify buffer for MATLAB output

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C Syntax

#include "engine.h"
int engOutputBuffer(Engine *ep, char *p, int n);

Description

engOutputBuffer defines a character buffer for engEvalString to return any output that ordinarily appears on the screen. Returns 1 if you pass it a NULL engine pointer. Otherwise, returns 0.

The default behavior of engEvalString is to discard any standard output caused by the command it is executing. A call to engOutputBuffer with a buffer of nonzero length tells any subsequent calls to engEvalString to save output in the character buffer pointed to by p.

To turn off output buffering in C, use:

engOutputBuffer(ep, NULL, 0);

Note

The buffer returned by engEvalString is not NULL terminated.

Input Arguments

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Pointer to engine, specified as Engine *.

Pointer to character buffer, specified as char *.

Length of buffer, specified as int.

Examples

See these examples in matlabroot/extern/examples/eng_mat:

  • engdemo.c for a C example on UNIX® operating systems.

  • engwindemo.c for a C example on Microsoft® Windows® operating systems.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

See Also

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