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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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