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<h4 class="subsection">11.9.1 Function Handles</h4>
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<p>A function handle is a pointer to another function and is defined with
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<pre class="example"> @<var>function-name</var>
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<p class="noindent">For example
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<pre class="example"> f = @sin;
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<p class="noindent">Creates a function handle called <code>f</code> that refers to the
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function <code>sin</code>.
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<p>Function handles are used to call other functions indirectly, or to pass
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a function as an argument to another function like <code>quad</code> or
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<code>fsolve</code>. For example
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<pre class="example"> f = @sin;
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<p>You may use <code>feval</code> to call a function using function handle, or
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simply write the name of the function handle followed by an argument
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list. If there are no arguments, you must use an empty argument list
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‘<samp><span class="samp">()</span></samp>’. For example
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<pre class="example"> f = @sin;
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<p><a name="doc_002dfunctions"></a>
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— Built-in Function: <b>functions</b> (<var>fcn_handle</var>)<var><a name="index-functions-609"></a></var><br>
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<blockquote><p>Return a struct containing information about the function handle
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<var>fcn_handle</var>.
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<p><a name="doc_002dfunc2str"></a>
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— Built-in Function: <b>func2str</b> (<var>fcn_handle</var>)<var><a name="index-func2str-610"></a></var><br>
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<blockquote><p>Return a string containing the name of the function referenced by
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the function handle <var>fcn_handle</var>.
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<p><a name="doc_002dstr2func"></a>
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— Built-in Function: <b>str2func</b> (<var>fcn_name</var>)<var><a name="index-str2func-611"></a></var><br>
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<blockquote><p>Return a function handle constructed from the string <var>fcn_name</var>.
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