How to reset persistent variables in nested functions?

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Jan Rubak 2011-2-14

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I can't figure out whether this is a MATLAB bug or a PEBKAC issue, but in case of the latter, I figured I'd check here first.

I have a nested function with some persistent variables. Occasionally, when some condition is met in the outer function, I wish to be able to reset these variables to their initial state (i.e. [ ]). It doesn't seem to work to use "clear MyNestedFunc" in the outer function:

function MyFunc()
    MyNestedFunc();
    MyNestedFunc();
    clear MyNestedFunc
    MyNestedFunc();
    function MyNestedFunc()
        persistent foo
        if isempty(foo)
            foo = 1;
        else
            foo = foo + 1;
        end
        disp(foo)
    end
end

My desired output from this is 1, 2, 1, but what I get is 1, 2, 3.

The way to do it so that it works is apparently to make foo a persistent variable in the outer function, but for reasons of code clarity and organization I'd really prefer to encapsulate it inside the nested function if I could.

Is this a MATLAB bug because "clear MyNestedFunc" doesn't have the expected effect, or am I trying to do something in the wrong way?

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Answer 1

Matt Fig 2011-2-14

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在 MATLAB Online 中打开

A hokey workaround:

function MyFunc()
      resetfoo = false;  % issued once at beginning.
      MyNestedFunc();
      MyNestedFunc();
      MyNestedFunc();
      resetfoo = true;  % whenever we want to reset foo.
      MyNestedFunc();
      MyNestedFunc();
      MyNestedFunc();
      function MyNestedFunc()
          persistent foo
          if resetfoo || isempty(foo)
              foo = 1;
              resetfoo = false;
          else
              foo = foo + 1;
          end
          disp(foo)
      end
  end

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Jan Rubak 2011-2-14

Hi Matt, Thanks. That's actually a better workaround than what I'd been able to come up with, since the resetfoo variable name can refer to the nested function in general rather than the specific (internal) variables. Rereading the doc page it really seems like my original code ought to be the "right" approach, so this still feels like a workaround, but I'll take it! Cheers.

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Walter Roberson 2011-2-14

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The documentation indicates somewhere that persistent variables are associated with the parsed version of file, not with the workspace, and are reset when the file as a whole is reloaded.

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Walter Roberson 2011-2-14

This is a matter that I "read between the lines" from the description of "clear" and "rehash".

Jan Rubak 2011-2-14

Ah, I see. Well kudos to you for picking up on it, and thanks for letting me know. I think I'll pass this on to Mathworks as a possible bug, then. Cheers.

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