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matlab::engine::connectMATLAB

Connect to shared MATLAB session synchronously

Description

std::unique_ptr<MATLABEngine> connectMATLAB()

std::unique_ptr<MATLABEngine> connectMATLAB(const matlab::engine::String& name)

Connect synchronously to a shared MATLAB® session on the local machine.

  • If you specify the name of a shared MATLAB session, but the engine cannot find a session with that name, the engine throws an exception.

  • If you do not specify a name and there is no shared MATLAB session available, the engine starts a new shared MATLAB session. The MATLAB desktop is not started.

  • If you do not specify a name and there are shared MATLAB sessions available, the engine connects to the first available session.

Include

Namespace:

matlab::engine
IncludeMatlabEngine.hpp

Parameters

const matlab::engine::String& name

Name of the shared MATLAB session

Return Value

std::unique_ptr<MATLABEngine>

Pointer to a MATLABEngine object

Exceptions

matlab::engine::EngineException

Throws exception if function fails to connect to the specified MATLAB session.

Examples

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Connect to a shared MATLAB session named my_matlab.

std::unique_ptr<MATLABEngine> matlabPtr = connectMATLAB(u"my_matlab");

Version History

Introduced in R2017b