return (MATLAB Function Reference)

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Return to the invoking function

return

return

causes a normal return to the invoking function or to the keyboard. It also terminates keyboard mode.

Examples

If the determinant function were an M-file, it might use a return statement in handling the special case of an empty matrix as follows:

function d = det(A)
%DET det(A) is the determinant of A.
if isempty(A)
    d = 1;
    return
else
    ...
end

See Also

break Terminate execution of for or while loop

disp Display text or array

end Terminate for, while, switch, try, and if statements or indicate last index

error Display error messages

for Repeat statements a specific number of times

if Conditionally execute statements

keyboard Invoke the keyboard in an M-file

switch Switch among several cases based on expression

while Repeat statements an indefinite number of times

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