Error using slice: Too many input arguments

When attempting to run the example code in the documentation for the slice command in either R2020b or R2022b, I receive "Error using slice. Too many input arguments." Using the "Run in 2023b" tool for this posting it apparently completes okay. However, I do not have access to 2023b yet in my organization. Here is what I'm getting from both versions currently installed:

>> [X,Y,Z] = meshgrid(-2:.2:2);
V = X.*exp(-X.^2-Y.^2-Z.^2);

xslice = [-1.2,0.8,2];   
yslice = [];
zslice = 0;
slice(X,Y,Z,V,xslice,yslice,zslice)
Error using slice
Too many input arguments. 
>> 

Is anyone else having this issue?

Answer 1

[Voss]

Runs OK for me in R2022a.

Maybe you have another function called "slice". Check this on the command line:

which -all slice

/MATLAB/toolbox/matlab/specgraph/slice.m

[Stephen]

That was the problem! There is a suite of internal tools and apparently 'slice.m' is one of the files. After removing those folders from the path the Matlab slice function works fine. Thank you!

[Voss]

You're welcome!