coder.mfunctionname - Name of calling function or method - MATLAB (original) (raw)
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Name of calling function or method
Since R2021b
Syntax
Description
[name](#mw%5F8130adff-6aff-4876-b8c9-496dcf2f6299) = coder.mfunctionname returns the name of the function or method in whose body this function call is placed. For anonymous functions,name contains the function definition.
When debugging your MATLAB® code or the generated code, use this function to access the name of the currently running function or method.
Examples
Use coder.mfunctionname to access the name of the currently running function.
Define the MATLAB function sumOfDeviations:
function y = sumOfDeviations(x) y = sum(x - mean(x),'all'); fprintf('%s returned the value: %f\n',coder.mfunctionname,y); end
Call sumOfDeviations with a4-by-4 input:
sumOfDeviations(magic(4));
sumOfDeviations returned the value: 0.000000
Generate a MEX function for the sumOfDeviations function. Specify the input as a 4-by-4 double.
codegen sumOfDeviations -args {zeros(4)}
Code generation successful.
Call the generated MEX function sumOfDeviations_mex with the same4-by-4 input:
sumOfDeviations_mex(magic(4));
sumOfDeviations returned the value: 0.000000
Use coder.mfunctionname to access the text of the currently running anonymous function.
Define the MATLAB function foo that both defines and calls an anonymous function. The anonymous function calls coder.mfunctionname inside its body.
function foo z = @(~) fprintf('Currently running: %s\n',coder.mfunctionname); z(); end
Call foo at the MATLAB command line:
Currently running: @(~)fprintf('Currently running: %s\n',coder.mfunctionname)
Generate a MEX function for foo.
Code generation successful.
Call the generated MEX function.
Currently running: foo/@(~)fprintf('Currently running: %s\n',coder.mfunctionname)
Output Arguments
Name of the function or method that called thecoder.mfunctionname function, returned as a character vector.
In certain special cases, the output of coder.mfunctionname in the generated code might be different from MATLAB execution:
| Context of calling coder.mfunctionname | Output in MATLAB | Output in Generated Code |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a method placed in a class folder (@-folder) For example, MyMethod ofMyClass. | 'MyMethod' | 'MyClass.MyMethod' |
| Inside a class constructor.For example, constructor ofMyClass. | 'MyClass.MyClass' | 'MyClass (constructor)' |
| Inside an anonymous function. | Text of the anonymous function. | Concatenation of these two character vectors, separated by a forward slash character:Output of coder.mfunctioname for the function enclosing the anonymous functionText of the anonymous functionSee Access Text of Anonymous Function. |
Extended Capabilities
Version History
Introduced in R2021b