For loop in function handle
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I want to creat a function with multiple variables, something like:
f = @(x) = f1(x) + f2(x) + ... + fn(x)
where x is a n-dimensional vector which can be define by user. The number of functions f1,f2,..,fn can be define by user, too.
The question is can i use a for loop in function handle to define f according to the length of vector x?
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Stephen23
on 24 Jun 2020
Edited: Stephen23
on 24 Jun 2020
You can simply store function handles in a cell array of any size and use cellfun. No loop required.
>> C = {@sin,@sqrt,@pow2};
>> F = @(x) sum(cellfun(@(f)f(x),C));
>> F(3)
ans = 9.8732
compare with:
>> sin(3) + sqrt(3) + pow2(3)
ans = 9.8732
If you really want to use a for loop then you would need to write the function in an Mfile, e.g.:
function out = myfun(x)
out = 0;
C = {@sin,@sqrt,@pow2};
for k = 1:numel(C)
out = out + C{k}(x);
end
end
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Stephen23
on 28 Jun 2020
"How can i define function C with unknown number of variables (i call it as N), others parameters are generate corresponding to N."
Rather than creating lots of variables the simple and efficient MATLAB way is to use one vector/matrix/array.
Your approach is making this much more complex than it needs to be.
Walter Roberson
on 26 Jun 2020
The question is can i use a for loop in function handle to define f according to the length of vector x?
NO. Anonymous functions cannot use for .
Anonymous functions can use arrayfun() and cellfun() and can use function calls that process the resulting arrays.
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