Installation guide

Help Functions
Note M-file help displayed in the Command Window uses all uppercase
characters for the function and variable n ames to distinguish them from
the rest of the text. When typing function names, however, use lowercase
characters. Some functions for interfacing to Java do use mixed case; the
M-file help accurately reflects that, and you should use mixed case when
typing them.
If you need more information than the help function provides, use the doc
function, w hich dis plays the reference page in the Help browser. It can include
color, images, links, an d more extensive examples than the M-file help. For
example, typing
doc bar
displays the reference page fo r the bar function in the H elp browser.
Overloaded Functions with the help Function
When a function name is u sed in multiple products, it is said to be an
overloaded function. The
help function displays M-file help for the first
function on th e MATLAB se arch path h aving that name, and displays a
hyperlinked list of the overloaded functions at the end.
For example, using the default search path
help set
displays M-file help for the MATLAB set function, and displays a hyperlinked
list of the
set functions residing in other directo ries, such as
database/set
which is the set function for Database Toolbox. Click a link to display the
M-file help for that
set function.
To directly g et help for an overloaded function, specify the name of the
directory containing the function you want help for, followed by the function
name. For example, to get he lp for the
set function in Database Toolbox, type
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