External function calling inside another function

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Can an external function created be called inside another function.Please explain with an example. Thanks.

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ES
ES on 9 Oct 2013
Edited: ES on 9 Oct 2013
Definitely yes, provided the path of the external function (m file/m script) exists in the matlab path.
.m
function script1(arg1, arg2, arg3)
....
....
x=script2(arg4,arg5);
script2.m
function y=script2(arg6, arg7, arg8)
y=arg6 + arg7...

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sixwwwwww
sixwwwwww on 9 Oct 2013
Here is a simple example of calling one function within another function:
% Function 1 calling function 2
function output1 = fun1(input1, input2)
value_fun2 = fun2(input1, input2);
output1 = value_fun2 * input1 * input2;
end
% Defining function 2
function output2 = fun2(in1, in2)
output2 = in1 + in2;
end
You can save both function in the same folder then it will work fine
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Steven Lord
Steven Lord on 22 Jul 2021
Then you define it to accept more than 2 inputs and you have fun1 call it with more than 2 inputs. Nothing about this technique limits it to only working with two inputs.
out1 = fun1(2, 3, 4)
out1 = 852
% Function 1 calling function 2
function output1 = fun1(input1, input2, input3)
value_fun2 = fun2(input1, input2, input3, 42);
output1 = value_fun2 * input1 * input2;
end
% Defining function 2
function output2 = fun2(in1, in2, in3, in4)
output2 = in1.^in3 + in2.*in4;
end

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Adam Wide´n
Adam Wide´n on 28 Jan 2021
Hi!
How can I write a cylinder volume as a external fuction, there radius r , height h are fuction arguments?
best wishes
Adam

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