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  • Committer: Bazaar Package Importer
  • Author(s): Torsten Werner
  • Date: 2002-03-21 16:57:43 UTC
  • Revision ID: james.westby@ubuntu.com-20020321165743-e9mv12c1tb1plztg
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isdef            Scilab Group            Scilab Function              isdef
 
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NAME
 
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   isdef - check variable  existence
 
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CALLING SEQUENCE
 
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 isdef(name [,where])
 
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PARAMETERS
 
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 name : a character string
 
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 where
 
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       : an optional character string with default value 'all'
 
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DESCRIPTION
 
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   isdef(name) returns %T if the variable 'var-name' exists  and %F
 
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  otherwise.  isdef(name,'local') returns %T if the variable 'var-name'
 
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  exists  in the   local environment of the current function and %F
 
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  otherwise.  
 
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EXAMPLE
 
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 A=1;
 
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 isdef('A')
 
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 clear A
 
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 isdef('A')
 
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SEE ALSO
 
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   exists, whereis, type, typeof, clear
 
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