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library
library datatype description
Calling Sequence
Description
A library is a data type with type number 14. It contains a path-name and a set of names. It allows automatic loading of variables using the following algorithm:
Suppose the Scilab user references the variable named foo
.
Scilab first looks if foo
is the name of a primitive or of an
already defined variable. If not, it looks for foo
sequentially
(the newest first) in all defined library .
Suppose foo
belongs to the set of names of the library xlib
then Scilab tries to load the file
<xlib-path-name>/foo.bin. <xlib-path-name>/foo.bin must have been
created using the save
function
Library are often used for collection of functions, but they can also be used for any collection of scilab variables
If a function is defined in more than one library, the default search algorithm loads thode contained in the newest. It possible to force the use of a specific library using dot notation:
xlib.foo
loads the variable foo
contained in xlib
.
if foo
is a function
and xlib.foo(args)
executes the functions
Examples
// elemlib is a predefined library elementary_functionlib //displays the contents of the library A=rand(3,3); cosm(A) //loads cosm and executes it whos -name cosm // now cosm is a variable elementary_functionlib.sinm //loads sinm from the library elementary_functionlib.cosm(A) //reloads cosm and executes it
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