Do vector fields mapping R^2 to R^2 have to be coded in separate function files, or can I define anonymous functions for them directly in the script file?
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Hi,
I've been writing functions from R^2 to R^2, i.e. F( f_1(x,y), f_2(x,y) )= (z_1, z_2), in separate function files, and then calling F in a script file. Could I instead write the two component functions f_1 and f_2 as anonymous functions directly in the script file? I read something on the Mathworks documentation that an anonymous function can only have one "executable" statement, but I'm not sure what that means.
Thanks,
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Ameer Hamza
2020-9-22
Can MATLAB anonymous function return two outputs?
Yes, for example
>> f = @(x) deal(x, x^2);
>> [a, b] = f(2)
a =
2
b =
4
But then you will always need to call it with two output arguments. The following will not work
>> a = f(3)
Error using deal (line 37)
The number of outputs should match the number of inputs.
So it is better to write a function in seperate file to handle such cases.
"anonymous function can only have one "executable" statement"
It means that you cannot do something like the following in an anonymous function
f = @(x) y=1, x+y; % not allowed
f = @(x) if x=1, y=2, end; % not allowed
"if the function file name is "nonlinear_equations", then in the script file, I store a variable f = @nonlinear_equations, and then use f instead."
Yes, you can directly use nonlinear_equations instead of f; there will be no difference. However, it is not entirely useless. For example, instead of nonlinear_equations, you need to use some other function. In the current code, you will only need to change the line: f = @new_function; however, in the other case, you will need to change it everywhere.
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Steven Lord
2020-9-22
That's an example demonstrating that what I wrote works. F([1, 2]) should return a two element vector, the first element of which is f_1([1, 2]) and the second is f_2([1, 2]).
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