Re: Lists of function handles

[David Bateman]

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> Hi,
>
> I am trying to create a list of function handles. This seems to be 
> possible in Matlab, but generates errors in Octave:
>
> >>function r = basisFunction1(x)
>         r  =  1;
> endfunction
>
> >>function r = basisFunction2(x)
>         r  =  x;
> endfunction
>
> >>a(1)  =  @basisFunction1
> error: can't perform indexed assignment for function handle type
> error: assignment failed, or no method for `<unknown type> = function 
> handle'
> error: evaluating assignment expression near line 1, column 6
>
> Any work-around? Thx
>
> *Andreas Sodeur *
>
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You are trying to store the function handle in a matrix object. Try

a{1} = @basisFunction1

instead...

D.

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