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The Reference Guide contains documentation for all functions supported in the OpenMatrix language.
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funccount
Returns the number of registered built-in functions in the application.

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- Extended Definitions for Advanced Users
  PDF file with in-depth information on key topics in the User's Guide.
- Scripting Guide for OpenMatrix Language
  OpenMatrix is a mathematical scripting language.
- Reference Guide for OpenMatrix Language Functions
  The Reference Guide contains documentation for all functions supported in the OpenMatrix language.
  - CAE Commands
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  - Core Minimal Interpreter Commands
    - &
      Logical conjunction, the 'and' operator.
    - &&
      Short circuit boolean and operator.
    - -
      Subtraction operator.
    - +
      Addition operator.
    - ==
      Equality comparison operator.
    - addlibrary
      Adds an existing library or a custom library to load the functions contained in it.
    - addpath
      Updates the search path for functions by adding the given directories d, ... to the existing path R.
    - addtoolbox
      Adds an existing toolbox or a custom toolbox to load the functions contained in it.
    - all
      Returns a logical that indicates whether all of the corresponding elements of the input are nonzero.
    - and
      Performs logical conjunction, the 'and' operation, equivalent to the & operator.
    - ans
      Returns the most recently computed result that was not assigned to a variable.
    - any
      Returns a logical that indicates whether any of the corresponding elements of the input are nonzero.
    - arg
      Returns the argument (angle) of each element of z in radians. The arguement is defined as atan2(imag(z),real(z)).
    - assert
      Sets an error if the given condition, s, is not satisfied. An optional input argument, errormessage may be used to customize the error displayed when assert fails.
    - assignin
      Assigns the value val to variable name var in context con.
    - break
      Ends execution of the nearest enclosing loop, even if the end condition for the loop has not been satisfied. break will not end execution of multiple, nested loops.
    - builtin
      Calls the built-in function f with given inputs, if applicable. If there is a custom function that overrides f, the custom function implementation will be ignored and the built-in function will be executed.
    - case
      case is used in switch statements and specifies a constant expression, expression, that the variable used in switch is compared with. The expression in each case label must be a constant and unique in the scope of the switch statement.
    - catch
      catch is used in try-catch blocks and is executed when an exception or error occurs in the try block.
    - class
      Retrieves the class type of the given input, x.
    - classdef
      Begins a class definition.
    - clc
      Clears the OML Command Window and moves the cursor to the top left position of the Command Window.
    - clear
      Obliterates variable(s) from memory in the current session of the application.
    - continue
      Skips statements after continue and executes the next iteration of the loop.
    - disp
      Prints the value of x to the application's Command window.
    - display
      Prints the name and value of variable x.
    - .*
      Element-wise matrix multiplication operator.
    - else
      else is used in if-else statements and is executed when the if condition is not satisfied.
    - elseif
      Other statement in an if-else expression if no previous 'if' condition are met.
    - end
      Returns the last index of the collection being indexed.
    - eq
      Equality comparison, equivalent to the == operator.
    - error
      Displays a custom error message and ends execution.
    - errormsgonly
      Displays the error string s without any error stack information and ends the execution.
    - eval
      Evaluates the given expression.
    - evalin
      Same as eval except variable or expression is evaluated in context. Context is either 'caller' or 'base'.
    - exist
      Returns an integer (R) based on whether a variable, function, directory, or file with the name s exists in the current session.
    - exit
      Terminates the current session of the application.
    - false
      Returns false value(s).
    - feval
      Evaluates the specified function with the given input(s).
    - flintmax
      Returns the largest integer that can be represented by the string x.
    - for
      For loop is useful for executing many iterations of a statement.
    - format
      Sets the format for displaying numbers.
    - funccount
      Returns the number of registered built-in functions in the application.
    - funclist
      Displays the names of the registered built-in functions in the application.
    - function
      Used to define user made functions.
    - ge
      Perform greater than or equal comparison, equivalent to the >= operator.
    - genvarname
      Generates unique names which can be used for variables, based on the given input(s), s.
    - getargc
      Gets the number of command line arguments, argc, that the application is launched with.
    - getargv
      Gets the command line argument at the given index, index.
    - getcmdinput
      Gets the command line argument at position n supplied as part of the -input option while launching the application.
    - getenv
      Gets the value of the environment variable x, defined for the current session of the application.
    - getnumofcmdinputs
      Gets the number of command line arguments as part of the -input option while launching the application.
    - global
      Declares a list of variables as global. When a variable is declared as global it may be accessed within a function without being passed as a parameter. Variables must be declared as global in both the scope they are defined and the scope they are used.
    - >
      Greater than comparison operator.
    - >=
      Greater than or equal to comparison operator.
    - gt
      Greater than comparison, equivalent to the > operator.
    - help
      Shows help for the command name or built-in function func.
    - horzcat
      Returns the horizontal concatenation of x1,x2,...,xN along the 2nd dimension.
    - if
      Logical decision-making if statement. Can be combined with 'and' 'or' operators to create complex logical tables.
    - inf
      Returns infinite value(s).
    - input
      Displays a message, prompt, and interrupts script execution till the user provides an input.
    - isa
      Returns result R if the input, v, belongs to the class, class.
    - isinf
      Tests if a value is infinite.
    - ismatrix
      Tests if a value is a matrix.
    - isnan
      Tests if a value is not a number.
    - isnumeric
      Tests if a value is numeric.
    - isscalar
      Tests if a value is a scalar.
    - isvarname
      Tests if a string is a valid variable name.
    - lasterr
      Get or set the last error message.
    - lastwarn
      Displays or sets the last warning message.
    - ldivide
      Perform element-wise matrix left division, equivalent to the .\ operator.
    - le
      Less than or equal to comparison, equivalent to the <= operator..
    - \
      Left division of scalars and/or matrices operator.
    - .\
      Element-wise left matrix division operator.
    - <
      Less than comparison operator.
    - <=
      Less than or equal to comparison operator.
    - linspace
      Create a row vector with equally spaced elements.
    - logspace
      Create a row vector with logarithmically spaced elements.
    - lt
      Less than comparison, equivalent to the < operator
    - memoryuse
      Returns general data about memory used by the application process.
    - methods
      Begins a methods block within a class definition.
    - minus
      Perform subtraction.
    - mislocked
      Returns true if the named function f is locked.
    - mldivide
      Perform left division of scalars and/or matrices, equivalent to the \ operator.
    - mlock
      Locks the function into memory meaning it cannot be cleared.
    - mpower
      Perform a matrix power operation, equivalent to the ^ operator.
    - ^
      Matrix power operator.
    - mrdivide
      Perform right division of scalars and/or matrices, equivalent to the / operator.
    - mtimes
      Perform matrix multiplication on a list of arguments from left to right, equivalent to the * operator.
    - *
      Multiplication operator.
    - munlock
      Unlocks the named function f. If no input is given then munlock unlocks the current function.
    - nan
      Abbreviation for Not A Number. If used as a built-in function returns an n x n or m x n matrix where each cell equals NaN.
    - nargin
      Returns the number of arguments required by a function, or the number of arguments received by a function, as detailed below.
    - narginchk
      Check for correct number of inputs.
    - nargout
      Returns the number of outputs.
    - nargoutchk
      Check for correct number of outputs.
    - ndgrid
      Construct a grid of points from coordinate vectors.
    - ne
      Perform inequality comparison, equivalent to the != operator.
    - normalize
      Normalize vectors.
    - not
      Performs logical negation, the 'not' operation.
    - ~
      Logical negation, the 'not' operator.
    - ~=
      Operator for inequality comparison.
    - omlpaginate
      Sets the pagination mode for the display of matrices, cell arrays, structs, and strings in sequence so it is easily readable.
    - or
      Performs logical disjunction, the 'or' operation, equivalent to the | operator.
    - |
      Logical disjunction, the 'or' operator.
    - path
      Sets or displays the current search path for the application.
    - pause
      Interrupts execution of a script or code.
    - persistent
      Declares a list of variables as persistent. When a variable is declared as persistent, its value is retained after the function exits.
    - plus
      Perform addition on a list of arguments from left to right.
    - polyder
      Returns the coefficients of the derivative of the polynomial whose coefficients are given by the vector x.
    - power
      Perform power operation, applied to matrices on an element-wise basis, equivalent to the .^ operator.
    - .^
      Element-wise matrix power operator.
    - properties
      Begins a properties block within a class definition.
    - putenv
      Assigns the value of the environment variable x to value for the current session of the application.
    - quit
      Terminates the current session of the application.
    - :
      Range operator.
    - rdivide
      Perform element-wise matrix right division, equivalent to the ./ operator.
    - rehash
      Clears any function definitions in memory so that the definitions are reread from the corresponding file.
    - removelibrary
      Removes a previously loaded Compose OML library or a custom library.
    - restoredefaultpath
      Resets the current search path for functions to what it was at application startup.
    - return
      Returns control to OML interpreter.
    - ./
      Element-wise right matrix division operator.
    - /
      Right division of scalars and/or matrices operator.
    - rmpath
      Updates the search path for functions by removing the given directories d, ... from the existing path R.
    - run
      Executes the script s in the current session of the application. The script s either needs to contain the fully qualified path or must reside in the search paths for the current session of the application.
    - setenv
      Assigns the value of the environment variable x to value for the current session of the application.
    - ||
      Short circuit boolean 'or' operator.
    - skipformat
      Skips formatting output when displaying matrices of size greater than or equal to size, resulting in faster printing for large data sets as all elements are printed as floats.
    - sort
      Sorts elements of x into ascending order by default.
    - subsref
      Extract a subset of a collection given an indexing method and range. sub on the value val.
    - switch
      Just like an if-else statement but can only compare one variable. Each possibility is represented with a 'case' with the default case being 'otherwise'.
    - times
      Perform multiplication on a list of arguments from left to right, applied to matrices on an element-wise basis. Equivalent to the .* operator.
    - true
      Returns true value(s).
    - try
      try is used in try-catch blocks and is the code that is executed first in the sequence of the try-catch block. If there is an error in the try block, control is passed to the catch block, where exceptions are handled.
    - type
      Displays the type of input given.
    - uminus
      Unary minus sign.
    - uplus
      Unary plus sign.
    - varargin
      Specify that a function can take a variable number of arguments.
    - varargout
      Specifies that a function can return a variable number of outputs.
    - varlist
      Shows a list of variable names recognized by the interpreter.
    - verbose
      Sets the verbose level in the current session. If level is greater than 0, additional information is provided when the commands are executed.
    - version
      Gets the version of the application.
    - vertcat
      Vertically concatenates a1 through aN along the first dimension.
    - warning
      Prints the given input string, s, as a warning.
    - warningmsgonly
      Displays the string s as a warning, but without any warning stack information.
    - which
      Gives a brief description on the origin of a function.
    - while
      While loop that executes until the condition returns false.
    - who
      Returns the names of variables defined in the current session of the application.
    - whos
      Displays the names, sizes, memory used in bytes and the class or type of each variable defined in the current session of the application.
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- Block Reference Guide
  Describes all of the blocks in the installed Activate library.
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  Key terms associated with the software.
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Reference Guide for OpenMatrix Language Functions
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Core Minimal Interpreter Commands
funccount
Returns the number of registered built-in functions in the application.

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funccount

Returns the number of registered built-in functions in the application.

Syntax

R = funccount

Example

R = funccount
R = 556

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