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Discbrake
Discbrake

Reputation: 315

MATLAB Code Sections - Script vs. Function

When using Code Sections / Code Cells / Cell Mode (%%) in MATLAB R2014a and R2014b (see these two MathWorks links), the section highlighting within the editor works fine with both scripts and functions.
However, the sections are shown correctly in the Details Panel of the Current Folder window only for scripts and not for functions, see the lower left corner in the following two screenshots:

Section View in Current Folder is working for a Script

Section View in Current Folder is not working for a Function

Is there a setting to change this behaviour? I do very much appreciate the section view in the Details Panel of the Current Folder window, as it shows the overall structure of the script and allows easy navigation, which I would like to get for functions as well.

Upvotes: 6

Views: 933

Answers (1)

gnovice
gnovice

Reputation: 125854

There currently doesn't appear to be any way to customize the Details Panel of the Current Folder browser. It shows you the underlying structure of a file in a way that is specific to the type of file. For scripts it shows the section structure, since sections are the only real way to partition a script.

For functions, partitioning of the code is generally accomplished by grouping operations into subfunctions, so the local function structure in the file is shown (but nested functions, for whatever reason, are not). Additionally, class files will display object properties and methods, while MAT-files will display their variable contents.

Upvotes: 1

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