Algorithm (Workflow)

This MATLAB function, named google, is designed to perform a web search using Google. It is part of the SolidGeometry library and was created by Tim Lueth. The function is intended for users who want to quickly search for terms on Google without leaving the MATLAB environment.

Input Parameters

• varargin: A variable-length input argument list. It allows the function to accept any number of input arguments, which are expected to be search terms.

Algorithm Steps

1. The function begins by converting the input arguments into a single string using the cell2str function. This concatenates all input arguments into one string.
2. It checks if the resulting string s is empty:
• If s is empty, it sets the URL to 'http://www.google.de/', which is the homepage of Google Germany.
• If s is not empty, it constructs a search URL. It initializes an empty string txt and iterates over each row of s, trimming whitespace and concatenating the rows into txt.
• The search URL is then constructed as 'http://www.google.de/search?q=' followed by the search terms in txt.
3. The function uses the web function to open the constructed URL in the default web browser.
4. It prints the URL to the MATLAB command window using dbprintf.
5. There is a commented-out section that would assign the search terms to an output variable if the function were called with an output argument.

Additional Notes

The function is straightforward and does not include any switch conditions. It is designed for simplicity and ease of use, allowing users to quickly perform Google searches directly from MATLAB.