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ES171: Computer Aided

Drafting and Design (CADD)

Unit IV: Introduction to MATLAB

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LECTURE 4
 Input/Output Prompt
 Control Statements
 Loop Statements
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THE INPUT PROMPT

• The input function is used for requesting for users for prompt
inputs from keyboard
• Syntax
x=input(‘enter value of x ’)
• Displays the text in prompt and waits for the user to input a
value and press the Return key
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THE INPUT PROMPT

Example
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DISPLAY FUNCTIONS

• MATLAB can display values, text, or any content of variables

without printing their variables

• Example: with disp function

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DISPLAY FUNCTIONS

• The msgbox function creates a pop up message dialog box

• Example
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CONTROL STRUCTURES

MATLAB has four basic control structures

• Two for deciding (control statements)
• If statements
• Switch statements
• Two for repeating (looping/iteration)
• While loops
• For loops
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IF, ELSE, ELSEIF

• The condition statement evaluates TRUE or FALSE

• Command blocks are between reserved words
• The statements will rearrange themselves accordingly
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IF, ELSE, ELSEIF ELSEIF
if condition
• Syntax ELSE commands
if condition elseif condition
IF commands commands
if condition else else
commands commands commands
end end end
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IF, ELSE, ELSEIF

• if – tests one condition and returns answer if the condition is TRUE

• if else – tests one condition and returns answers if the condition is
TRUE and another answer if the condition is FALSE
• if elseif…. else – tests multiple conditions and returns answers for
the TRUE condition and another answer for FALSE condition
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IF, ELSE, ELSEIF

Examples..
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IF, ELSE, ELSEIF

Examples..
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IF, ELSE, ELSEIF

Examples..
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SWITCH, CASE, OTHERWISE
Syntax…
• Execute one of several groups switch expression
of statements case expression
statements
• Switch expression must be a case expression
scalar or string constant statements
otherwise
statements
end
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SWITCH, CASE, OTHERWISE

• Example

• Read other examples

from doc switch
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FOR LOOP
• Used for known number of • Syntax
iterations for index=value
• The loop variable is defined as Commands
a vector and its scalar end
elements are executed within
the command block
• Commands are everything
between the for and end lines
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FOR LOOP
• Examples…
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FOR LOOP
• Examples…
Nested for loop

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from doc for
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WHILE LOOP
• Used for unknown number of • Syntax
iterations while condition
• The command block will Commands
execute as long as the condition end
expression is TRUE
• Beware of infinite loops (press
Ctrl+C to interrupt)
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WHILE LOOP
• Examples…
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WHILE LOOP
• Examples…
Calculate 10 factorial using
while loop

Read other examples from doc

while
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Reading Assignment

1. An Introduction to Matlab Version 3.1 David F. Griffiths

Univ. of Dundee : Section 18 – 20
2. Matlab getting started - Matlab Primer R2016B – Chapter 5
3. Mastering MATLAB (Hanselman & Littlefield) – Chapter 11:
Control Flow