Desktop Tools and Development Environment

M-Lint Code Check Report

The M-Lint Code Check Report displays potential errors and problems, as well as opportunities for improvement in your code. The term "lint" is the name given to similar tools used with other programming languages such as C. In MATLAB, the M-Lint tool displays a message for each line of an M-file it determines might be improved. For example, a common M-Lint message is that a variable is defined but never used in the M-file. These topics describe the process of using M-Lint:

• Accessing M-Lint
• M-Lint Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• Making Changes Based on M-Lint Messages

Accessing M-Lint

You can get M-Lint messages using

• The mlint function. See the mlint reference page for instructions.
• A graphical user interface (GUI) for M-Lint in the Current Directory browser Directory Reports, as described in the remainder of this section. You can also access this GUI from the Editor/Debugger or Profiler.

Coverage Report

M-Lint Graphical User Interface (GUI)

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