Can I put words in branching statements?

I have a formula which says that F= 1/2*A*Cd*(V+/- Vair)^2

If the air is headwind, The formula is (V+Vair)^2

If the air is tailwind, The formula is (V-Vair)^2

If wind i s not there then the value of Vair is 0.

Can I code this? And also in function?

Answer 1

[VBBV]

Yes, you can use conditional if-else statements like this preferably inside a function

function V =  myFunction(V,V_air,air)
    if strcmp(air,"headwind")
        V = (V+V_air).^2;    
    elseif strcmp(air,"tailwind")
        V = (V-V_air).^2; 
    else
        V_air = 0;
    end 
end

[Walter Roberson]

See also switch / case