func2str (MATLAB Functions)

Construct function name string from function handle

Syntax

```
s = func2str(fhandle)
```

Description

func2str(fhandle) constructs a string s that holds the name of the function to which the function handle fhandle belongs.

When you need to perform a string operation, such as compare or display, on a function handle, you can use func2str to construct a string bearing the function name.

The func2str command does not operate on nonscalar function handles. Passing a nonscalar function handle to func2str results in an error.

Examples

Example 1

Convert a sin function handle to a string:

fhandle = @sin;

func2str(fhandle)
ans =
    sin

Example 2

The catcherr function shown here accepts function handle and data arguments and attempts to evaluate the function through its handle. If the function fails to execute, catcherr uses sprintf to display an error message giving the name of the failing function. The function name must be a string for sprintf to display it. The code derives the function name from the function handle using func2str:

function catcherr(func, data)
try
    ans = func(data);
    disp('Answer is:');
    ans
catch
    disp(sprintf('Error executing function ''%s''\n', ...
        func2str(func)))
end

The first call to catcherr passes a handle to the round function and a valid data argument. This call succeeds and returns the expected answer. The second call passes the same function handle and an improper data type (a MATLAB structure). This time, round fails, causing catcherr to display an error message that includes the failing function name:

catcherr(@round, 5.432)
ans =
Answer is 5

xstruct.value = 5.432;
catcherr(@round, xstruct)
Error executing function "round"

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