sfnew

Create Simulink model that contains an empty Stateflow block

Syntax

sfnew

sfnew chartType

sfnew modelName

sfnew chartType modelName

sfnew(___)

Description

sfnew creates an untitled Simulink^® model that contains an empty Stateflow^® chart.

sfnew chartType creates an untitled model that contains an empty block of type chartType.

sfnew modelName creates a model called modelName that contains an empty chart.

sfnew chartType modelName creates a model called modelName that contains an empty block of type chartType.

sfnew(___) enables you to specify the input arguments in the previous syntaxes by using variables or strings. For example, you can enter sfnew(var1,var2) where var1 is a variable set to "-C" and var2 is a variable set to "MyModel".

Examples

Create Untitled Model with Chart

Create an untitled model that contains an empty Stateflow chart that uses the default action language for new charts.

sfnew

For more information, see Modify the Action Language for a Chart.

Create Untitled Model with Truth Table

Create an untitled model called MyModel that contains an empty Truth Table block.

sfnew -TT

Create Named Model with Chart

Create a model called MyModel that contains an empty Stateflow chart that uses MATLAB^® as the action language.

sfnew MyModel

Create Named Model with Moore Chart

Create a model called MyModel that contains an empty Stateflow chart that uses Moore semantics.

sfnew -Moore MyModel

Specify Chart Type Using a Variable

Create an untitled model that contains an empty Stateflow chart of the type specified by the variable type.

type = "-C";
sfnew(type)

Input Arguments

chartType — Type of block

-MATLAB (default) | -M | -C | -Mealy | -Moore | -STT | -TT

Type of Stateflow block to add to empty model, specified as one of these options:

• -MATLAB or -M — Chart that uses MATLAB as the action language

• -C — Chart that uses C as the action language

• -Mealy — Chart that supports Mealy machine semantics

• -Moore — Chart that supports Moore machine semantics

• -STT — State Transition Table

• -TT — Truth Table

To specify the type of the block using a variable or a string, call sfnew with its input arguments enclosed in parentheses.

Example: sfnew -MATLAB

Example: sfnew("-MATLAB")

modelName — Name of model

string scalar | character vector

Name of the Simulink model, specified as a string scalar or character vector. To specify the name of the model using a variable or a string, call sfnew with its input arguments enclosed in parentheses.

Example: sfnew MyModel

Example: sfnew("MyModel")

Data Types: char | string

Tips

• The default action language for new charts is MATLAB. To change the default action language, use the sfpref function. For example, to change the default action language to C, enter:

  sfpref(ActionLanguage="C")

  For more information, see Modify the Action Language for a Chart.

• To create a standalone chart that you can execute as a MATLAB object, use the edit function. For example, in the MATLAB Command Window, enter:

  edit chart.sfx

  For more information, see Create Stateflow Charts for Execution as MATLAB Objects.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a