Hello,
Referring to:
you could try something like that (with sprintf values from the reference solution could also be used):
SolutionFile = fileread('solution.m');
if ~contains(SolutionFile,'(1:5).^(5:-1:1)')
error('You did not vectorized the code as intended, please refer to the following example...')
end
or something less specific to allow alternative solutions:
if ~contains(regexprep(SolutionFile,'\s',''),'.^')
error('You did not used the elementwise power operator')
end
or
MaxNumber = 4;
NumberOfPowerOperators = numel(strfind(SolutionFile,'^'));
if NumberOfPowerOperators>MaxNumber
error('You used the power operator to often, it seems you did not vectorized your code properly')
end
Using splitlines and a loop you could also check each line for the amount of used operators. However, even if you write a complex test you cannot consider all possible solutions by the students. But a few lines of code may help you to identify strange solutions for a manual review.
