octave: Subfunctions
11.9.2 Subfunctions
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A function file may contain secondary functions called “subfunctions”.
These secondary functions are only visible to the other functions in the
same function file. For example, a file ‘f.m’ containing
function f ()
printf ("in f, calling g\n");
g ()
endfunction
function g ()
printf ("in g, calling h\n");
h ()
endfunction
function h ()
printf ("in h\n")
endfunction
defines a main function ‘f’ and two subfunctions. The subfunctions ‘g’
and ‘h’ may only be called from the main function ‘f’ or from the other
subfunctions, but not from outside the file ‘f.m’.
-- : localfunctions ()
Return a list of all local functions, i.e., subfunctions, within
the current file.
The return value is a column cell array of function handles to all
local functions accessible from the function from which
‘localfunctions’ is called. Nested functions are _not_ included in
the list.
If the call is from the command line, an anonymous function, or a
script, the return value is an empty cell array.
Compatibility Note: Subfunctions which contain nested functions are
not included in the list. This is a known issue.
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