Hello,
I'm trying to set up a function for cells using cellfun inside a parfor loop. A simplified example seen below:
function main
M = rand(100,100);
N = rand(100,100);
const = rand(100,1);
parfor i=1:size(M,2)
X = num2cell( M(:,i),1 );
Y = num2cell( N(:,i),1 );
Z = cellfun(@(x,y) nestedFunc(const,x,y), X,Y, 'uniformoutput',0 );
end
function z = nestedFunc(const,x,y)
end
end
However, using
Z = cellfun(@(x,y) nestedFunc(const,x,y), X,Y, 'uniformoutput',0 );
is not allowed inside parfor: " The nested function 'nestedFunc' cannot be called within a PARFOR loop".
I've read that you can use the feval and the handle to the function to get around this, like this (from Matlab documentation):
function A = pfeg
function out = nfcn(in)
out = 1 + in;
end
fcn = @nfcn;
parfor idx = 1:10
A(idx) = feval(fcn, idx);
end
end
I do not manage to do this when my function is a cellfun however. I can get around the issue by defining nestedFunc in a separate .m file, but I would prefer if it could be done inside the function itself. (Also, I don't know if calling a separate function takes more time compared to a nested function?)
Can anyone please advice me? Thank you!
