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completion

returns files or variables names or reserved keywords starting as a given text

Syntax

r = completion(beginning_of_a_word)
r = completion(beginning_of_a_word, dictionary)
[functions, commands] = completion(beginning_of_a_word)
[functions, commands, variables] = completion(beginning_of_a_word)
[functions, commands, variables, macros] = completion(beginning_of_a_word)
[functions, commands, variables, macros, graphic_properties] = completion(beginning_of_a_word)
[functions, commands, variables, macros, graphic_properties, files] = completion(beginning_of_a_word)

Arguments

r

a string matrix

beginning_of_a_word

a string

dictionary

a string ("functions", "commands", "variables", "macros", "graphic_properties", "files")

functions, commands, variables, macros, graphic_properties, files

a string matrix

Description

Returns words that start with the text you pass as parameter.

functions: a string matrix of functions name (C gateways). See what.

commands: a string matrix of command words (reserved). See what.

variables: a string matrix of variables names. See who.

macros: a string matrix of macros names. See who.

graphic_properties: a string matrix of graphic properties.

files: a string matrix of files names.

Examples

r = completion('w')
r = completion('w','functions')
r = completion('w','commands')
r = completion('w','variables')
r = completion('w','macros')
r = completion('w','graphic_properties')
r = completion('w','files')

[functions,commands,variables,macros,graphic_properties,files] = completion('w')
[functions,commands,variables,macros,graphic_properties] = completion('w')
[functions,commands,variables,macros] = completion('w')
[functions,commands,variables] = completion('w')
[functions,commands] = completion('w')

See also

  • getscilabkeywords — returns a list with all scilab keywords.
  • who — listing of variables
  • what — list the Scilab primitives
  • libraryinfo — gets the path and the set of primary functions of a loaded library
  • librarieslist — gets the list of loaded Scilab libraries
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