Category Archives: Low risk of breaking in future versions

Unlikely to break in future Matlab versions. Usually indicates a supported but mis-documented feature or a feature in very wide use throughout the Matlab system. If it does break in a future Matlab version, then a warning message is likely to appear before the feature completely breaks in some yet-more-future version.

Preallocation performance

Preallocation is a standard Matlab speedup technique. Still, it has several undocumented aspects.

Categories: Low risk of breaking in future versions, Memory, Stock Matlab function, Undocumented feature
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Customizing menu items part 1

Matlab menus can be customized in a variety of undocumented manners – first article of a series.

Categories: Figure window, GUI, Low risk of breaking in future versions, Semi-documented function
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Specialized Matlab plots

The new MathWorks Plot Gallery provides access to some plotting examples on the File Exchange. Numerous others are available, extending the customizability of Matlab graphics.

Categories: GUI, Low risk of breaking in future versions
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Spy Easter egg take 2

The default spy Easter-egg image in the spy function has recently changed.

Categories: Low risk of breaking in future versions, Stock Matlab function, Undocumented feature
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Expanding urlread capabilities

The built-in urlread functions has severe limitations. This article explains how to solve them.

Categories: Guest bloggers, Java, Low risk of breaking in future versions, Stock Matlab function
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Java stack traces in Matlab

Matlab does not normally provide information about the Java calls on the stack trace. A simple trick can show us this information.

Categories: Java, Low risk of breaking in future versions
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