str2func

Returns a function handle from a string.

📝 Syntax

• func_handle = str2func(str)

📥 Input argument

• str - a string

📤 Output argument

• func_handle - a function handle.

📄 Description

function_handle = str2func(str) returns a function handle function_handle for the function named in the string str

str function name or representation of anonymous function.

💡 Examples

fh = str2func('cos')
str = func2str(fh)

myFind = str2func('@(x, y) find(x > y)')
M = rand(4, 3, 5);
[R, C] = myFind(M, 0.9)

🔗 See also

func2str, isfunction_handle.

🕔 History

Version	📄 Description
1.0.0	initial version