MATLAB Function Reference

computer

Return information about computer on which MATLAB is running

Syntax

• str = computer
  [str,maxsize] = computer
  [str,maxsize,endian] = computer
  

Description

str = computer returns the string str with the computer type on which MATLAB is running.

[str,maxsize] = computer returns the integer maxsize, which contains the maximum number of elements allowed in an array with this version of MATLAB.

[str,maxsize,endian] = computer also returns either 'L' for little endian byte ordering or 'B' for big endian byte ordering.

The list of supported computers changes as new computers are added and others become obsolete. A typical list follows.

str	Computer
GLNX86	Linux on PC
GLNXA64	Linux on AMD Opteron
GLNXI64	Linux on Intel Itanium2
HPUX	HP PA-RISC (HP-UX 11.00)
MAC	Macintosh OS X
PCWIN	Microsoft Windows
SOL2	Sun Solaris 2 SPARC workstation

See Also

ispc, isunix

complex

cond

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