Function Reference

Evaluation

General

eval
Parse the string TRY and evaluate it as if it were an Octave program.

Calling a Function by its Name

feval
Evaluate the function named NAME.
run
Run scripts in the current workspace that are not necessarily on the path.

Evaluation in a Different Context

evalin
Like `eval', except that the expressions are evaluated in the context CONTEXT, which may be either `"caller"' or `"base"'.
assignin
Assign VALUE to VARNAME in context CONTEXT, which may be either `"base"' or `"caller"'.