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getNbOutputArgument (Scilab gateway)

A C gateway function which provides the number of output arguments present in the calling Scilab function

Calling Sequence

nb_params = getNbOutputArgument(void* _pvCtx)
nb_params = nbOutputArgument
nb_params = Lhs

Arguments

_pvCtx

Scilab environment pointer, pass in "pvApiCtx" provided by api_scilab.h

nb_params

the number of output arguments present in the calling Scilab function

Description

getNbOutputArgument provides a C gateway function which provides the number of output arguments present in the calling Scilab function. You must include api_scilab.h to benefit from this function.

Examples

In this example, the C gateway function can take several output arguments and prints in the Scilab console the integer corresponding to the number of output arguments detected in the calling Scilab function.

#include "api_scilab.h"
#include "sciprint.h"

int sci_mylhs(char * fname)
{
  sciprint("The number of output arguments is %d\n", getNbOutputArgument());

  return 0;
}

See Also

  • getNbInputArgument — A C gateway function which provides the number of input arguments present in the calling Scilab function
  • sciprint — A C gateway function which displays standard messages to the user (same profil as the C printf function)
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