can i get mex files in matlab format?

hello;

i have a question about mex files, i would like to know are mex files with compiler become just executable for matlab or i can see them in matlab format not c or c++ for example?

becuase im not familiar with c or c++ language

if there is a solution to tackle this problem can you help me please?

Answer 1

[James Tursa]

Mex files are compiled (i.e., machine language) DLL files. You cannot view them in MATLAB m-file format. If you have the C/C++ source code for the mex file, you can view that of course, but it will not in general resemble MATLAB m-file format code either.

[sam sdr]

Thank you for your time

You mean that there is no way to see the code in Matlab format, but if the source code written in C/C++, it is in the format of C/C++; otherwise, its in machine language?

[James Tursa]

The mex file itself (e.g., with a file name like mymexfile.mexw64) is compiled and is machine language, yes. There is no way to see this as a MATLAB m-file format. The source code for the mex file is probably written in C or C++ or possibly Fortran ... and that will not look like MATLAB m-file code either. At most there might be comments in the source code that will give equivalent m-file code for the functionality of the mex routine, but only if the author put such comments there.

[sam sdr]

Thanks a lot for your useful response.