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editvar
Scilab variable editor
Syntax
editvar(varname)
Arguments
- varname
name (single string) of the variable name to edit. The variable must exist in the current Scilab environment. It must refer to a scalar, vector or matrix of
- booleans (dense or sparse)
- encoded integers (int8, uint8, int16, uint16, int32, uint32)
- real or complex numbers (dense or sparse)
- strings
Description
editvar(varname) interactively edits the variable whose name
is provided by varname.
Several variables can be edited in the same time. editvar(varname)
must be called once for each of them. In the editor, a new tab is opened for each
edited variable.
 | Predefined protected constants of supported types can't be edited:
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close editvar closes the open variable editor.
Editor's features
editvar has numerous features:
Matrix visualisation
Undo/redo capabilities
Cell editing
Expression evaluation. Please note that editvar will not store the expression. Only the value.
Advanced selection of elements (available with the CTRL key)
Plotting
Plotting of a subset
Variable format (short, shortE, long or longE formats)
Column / lines management (insert, delete, copy and paste, ... )
Full copy and paste between Libreoffice/Openoffice or Microsoft Excel and Scilab (both ways).
Renaming or copy of a variable
Examples
See also
- close — Closes graphic figures, progression or wait bars, the help browser, xcos, the variables browser or editor.
- browsevar — Scilab variable browser
- whos — listing of variables in long form
- edit — edição de funções
- ged — Editor Gráfico do Scilab
- tree_show — Displays a tree view of a list, tlist, mlist, cell or structure array, Xcos block
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