What Is a Live Script or Function?
MATLAB live scripts and live functions are interactive documents that combine MATLAB code with
formatted text, equations, and images in a single environment called the Live Editor. In addition, live
scripts store and display output alongside the code that creates it.
Use live scripts and functions to:
Visually explore and analyze problems
• Write, execute, and test code in a single interactive environment.
• Run blocks of code individually or as a whole file, and view the results and graphics with the code
that produced them.
Share richly formatted, executable narratives
• Add titles, headings, and formatted text to describe a process and include equations, images, and
hyperlinks as supporting material.
• Save your narratives as richly formatted, executable documents and share them with colleagues
or the MATLAB community, or convert them to HTML, PDF, Microsoft Word, or LaTeX documents
for publication.
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