MATLAB Function Reference

return

Return to invoking function

Syntax

• return
  

Description

return causes a normal return to the invoking function or to the keyboard. It also terminates keyboard mode.

Examples

If the determinant function were an M-file, it might use a return statement in handling the special case of an empty matrix, as follows:

• function d = det(A)
  %DET det(A) is the determinant of A.
  if isempty(A)
      d = 1;
      return
  else
      ...
  end
  

See Also

break, continue, disp, end, error, for, if, keyboard, switch, while

rethrow

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