verML

by Tim C. Lueth, SG-Lib Toolbox: SolidGeometry 5.6 - CODING/DEVELOP
Introduced first in SolidGeometry 3.8, Creation date: 2017-04-18, Last change: 2025-09-14

returns the currently used Matlab Release

Description

More simple to use than 'ver'

See Also: stamp , verSG , verOSX , isatleastVer , iscalledbycmdline

Example Illustration

Syntax

v=verML([name])

Input Parameter

name: Tool to search for

Output Parameter

v: RElease such as 'R2017a'; empty if missing;

Examples


ver
verML('Matlab')
verML('Matlabasasdasd')
verML('Mapping Toolbox')

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Algorithm (Workflow)

This function, verML, is designed to return the release version of a specified MATLAB tool or toolbox. It is a more straightforward alternative to the built-in ver function.

Input Parameters

name: The name of the tool or toolbox to search for. If not provided, it defaults to 'Matlab'.

Output Results

v: The release version of the specified tool, such as 'R2017a'. If the tool is not found, it returns an empty value.

Algorithm Steps

The function begins by retrieving the input parameter name using getfuncparams. If no name is provided, it defaults to 'Matlab'.
If the name is 'Matlab', the function retrieves the MATLAB version using the version function.
It extracts the release information from the version string, starting from 'R20' and removes any trailing parenthesis.
If the version string does not contain 'Update', it appends 'Released' to the version string.
If the name is not 'Matlab', the function retrieves the list of all installed toolboxes using the ver function.
It iterates through the list of toolboxes to find a match with the specified name.
If a match is found, it extracts the release version from the toolbox information and returns it.
If no match is found, the function returns an empty value.

Example Usage

verML('Matlab'): Returns the release version of MATLAB.
verML('Mapping Toolbox'): Returns the release version of the Mapping Toolbox if installed.
verML('Matlabasasdasd'): Returns an empty value as the tool is not found.

Algorithm explaination created using ChatGPT on 2025-08-19 00:35. (Please note: No guarantee for the correctness of this explanation)

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