Error in fminunc function line 477

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Adriane Moura 2021-8-30

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评论： Dyuman Joshi 2023-12-19

The fminunc function gives the error below any time I try to use the function, even for the simple example listed in the MATLAB help. Is the fminunc function corrupted on my computer?

fun = @(x)3*x(1)^2 + 2*x(1)*x(2) + x(2)^2 - 4*x(1) + 5*x(2);
x0 = [1,1];
[x,fval] = fminunc(fun,x0)

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Error using message/getString

An unknown error occurred in accessing the Message Catalog.

Error in createExitMsg (line 56)

stopCriteriaDetails = getString(message('optimlib:commonMsgs:StopCriteriaDetails',detailedMsgCmd));

Error in fminusub (line 301)

output.message = createExitMsg(msgData{:});

Error in fminunc (line 472)

[x,FVAL,GRAD,HESSIAN,EXITFLAG,OUTPUT] = fminusub(funfcn,x, ...

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John D'Errico 2021-8-30

在 MATLAB Online 中打开

fun = @(x)3*x(1)^2 + 2*x(1)*x(2) + x(2)^2 - 4*x(1) + 5*x(2);
x0 = [1,1];
[x,fval] = fminunc(fun,x0)
Local minimum found.

Optimization completed because the size of the gradient is less than
the value of the optimality tolerance.
x = 1×2
    2.2500   -4.7500
fval = -16.3750

That is what you should have seen.

Where does the error occur? We can see it had actually finished the work, only to get hung up as it was creating its return.

Error in createExitMsg (line 56)
            stopCriteriaDetails = getString(message('optimlib:commonMsgs:StopCriteriaDetails',detailedMsgCmd));
Error in fminusub (line 301)
    output.message = createExitMsg(msgData{:});

So it was almost done.

My guess is, you may have accidentally edited the code of some function necessary for fminunc to work. Or, you may have done something like move these functions out of their initial location on the search path. That is a bad thing to do. In some way, yes, fminunc has essentially been corrupted. The simplest solution is to just redownload a valid version of MATLAB, or at least the impacted toolbox, thus the optimization toolbox. As long as you have a valid license, there is no problem to do this. I would just download the entire installation, to make sure all is working properly.

Do NOT move functions around or edit them. If you wish to look at code, then use the type function, which will allow you to view the code in MATLAB.

Sohaib Kiani 2023-2-1

I am getting the same error. Just Installed the fresh copy and didn't modify anything but fminunc is throwing the same error.

Christopher 2023-4-19

I am getting the same error. This is my first time installing Matlab.

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Steven Lord 2023-4-19

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在 MATLAB Online 中打开

Let's check that you haven't written or downloaded a file that's conflicting with a function provided by MATLAB. What do the following two commands show when you run them on your system?

which -all message
message is a built-in method                                                   % message constructor
/MATLAB/toolbox/matlab/lang/message.m                                          % Shadowed
/MATLAB/toolbox/shared/dsp/filterdesignlib/@FilterDesignBlockDialog/message.m  % FilterDesignBlockDialog method
/MATLAB/toolbox/signal/sigtools/@siggui/message.m                              % siggui method
which -all getString
getString is a Java method      % com.mathworks.mde.desk.MLDesktop method
getString is a Java method      % com.mathworks.widgets.desk.Desktop method
getString is a built-in method  % message method
getString is a built-in method  % matlab.internal.Catalog method
getString is a Java method      % java.util.ResourceBundle method
getString is a Java method      % java.util.PropertyResourceBundle method

If you see entries that are not "a built-in method", "a Java method", or a file under matlabroot you may need to rename or remove those other files. Renaming would be safer, as you could always change the name back if absolutely necessary. Leave anything under matlabroot alone.

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Álvaro Pérez Fernández 2023-12-19

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Hi, Adriane,

I was getting the same error until I installed the Optimization Toolbox software for Matlab. Maybe that would fix your problem too.

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Álvaro Pérez Fernández 2023-12-19

Well, all I can say is that it happened to me. I was getting the forenamed error while using fminunc. However, fminsearch worked fine. Then I tried fmincon for another problem and Matlab showed me a message asking me to install the Optimization Toolbox in order to use that function. And after installing the toolbox I ran once again the script with fminunc and it worked.

Before installing the toolbox I checked the files mentioned by Steven and I got the same results as him. So the error was not due to a conflict between a file and a Matlab function.

Dyuman Joshi 2023-12-19

Because there's a built-in function named fminsearch as well, similar to the one from the Optimization toolbox.

So, fminsearch() works without the optimization toolbox, but fminunc, which has no built-in counterpart, requires Optimization toolbox.

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