Category Archives: Undocumented function

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Serializing/deserializing Matlab data

Matlab does not provide a documented manner to serialize data into a byte stream, but we can do this with some undocumented functionality.

Categories: Handle graphics, High risk of breaking in future versions, Mex, Undocumented function
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sprintfc – undocumented helper function

The built-in sprintfc function can be used to quickly generate a cell-array of formatted strings.

Categories: Medium risk of breaking in future versions, Stock Matlab function, Undocumented function
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Performance: accessing handle properties

Handle object property access (get/set) performance can be significantly improved using dot-notation.

Categories: GUI, Handle graphics, Low risk of breaking in future versions, Stock Matlab function, Undocumented feature, Undocumented function
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Undocumented Matlab MEX API

Matlab’s MEX API contains numerous undocumented functions, that can be extremely useful.

Categories: Guest bloggers, High risk of breaking in future versions, Mex, Undocumented feature, Undocumented function
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Customizing the standard figure toolbar, menubar

The standard figure toolbar and menubar can easily be modified to include a list of recently-used files.

Categories: Figure window, Java, Medium risk of breaking in future versions, Undocumented function
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Pinning annotations to graphs

Annotation object can be programmatically set at, and pinned-to, plot axes data points.

Categories: Figure window, Handle graphics, High risk of breaking in future versions, Stock Matlab function, Undocumented feature, Undocumented function
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Undocumented Profiler options part 4

Several undocumented features of the Matlab Profiler can make it much more useful – part 4 of series.

Categories: Desktop, High risk of breaking in future versions, Stock Matlab function, Undocumented feature, Undocumented function
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Undocumented Profiler options part 3

An undocumented feature of the Matlab Profiler can report call history timeline – part 3 of series.

Categories: Desktop, High risk of breaking in future versions, Stock Matlab function, Undocumented feature, Undocumented function
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Setting axes tick labels format

Matlab plot axes ticks can be customized in a way that will automatically update whenever the tick values change.

Categories: Handle graphics, Listeners, Medium risk of breaking in future versions, Undocumented function
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Profiling Matlab memory usage

mtic and mtoc were a couple of undocumented features that enabled users of past Matlab releases to easily profile memory usage.

Categories: High risk of breaking in future versions, Memory, Stock Matlab function, Undocumented function
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