partialpath (MATLAB Functions)

Partial pathname description

Description

A partial pathname is a pathname relative to the MATLAB path, matlabpath. It is used to locate private and method files, which are usually hidden, or to restrict the search for files when more than one file with the given name exists.

A partial pathname contains the last component, or last several components, of the full pathname separated by /. For example, matfun/trace, private/children, and demos/clown.mat are valid partial pathnames. Specifying the @ in method directory names is optional.

Partial pathnames make it easy to find a toolbox or MATLAB relative files on your path, independent of the location where MATLAB is installed.

Many commands accept partial pathnames instead of a full pathname. Some of these commands are

help, type, load, exist, what, which, edit, dbtype, dbstop, 
dbclear, and fopen

Examples

The following example uses a partial pathname:

what graph2d/@figobj

M-files in directory matlabroot\toolbox\matlab\graph2d\@figobj

deselectall    doresize     figobj     middrag     subsasgn
doclick        enddrag      get        set         subsref

P-files in directory matlabroot\toolbox\matlab\graph2d\@figobj

deselectall    doresize     figobj     middrag     subsasgn
doclick        enddrag      get        set         subsref

The @ in the class directory name @figobj is not necessary. You get the same response from the following command:

```
what graph2d/figobj
```

See Also

fileparts, matlabroot, path

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