[scilab-Users] Variables scope in functions

[Ruben Bibas]

Hi,
Thanks for the anser.
Yes, I know it is the normal behaviour. I am just asking if there is a
way for telling Scilab to behave differently ?
Thanks

2011/3/25 Stéphane Mottelet <stephane.mottelet at utc.fr>:
> Le 25/03/2011 08:59, Ruben Bibas a écrit :
>>
>> Hello,
>> I used to use Matlab and now I am using Scilab a lot.
>> Is it possible to use functions in Scilab and have a variable scope
>> handling the same way Matlab is: it does not know of any variables
>> except the arguments of the functions ?
>> I find it very disturbing that function can know external variables
>> which are not global.
>> Besides, sometimes if you do use this functionality with matrices, and
>> try to redefine part of the matrix, it gets truncated.
>> (If t is defined outside of a function as a 10x12 matrix, and you say
>> inside the function t(3,8)=0, it gets truncated to 3x8.)
>>
>> Anyhow, if there is a scopeMode = 0 switch, I would be very happy to
>> hear about it and if not, I would like to suggest it.
>>
>> Thank you for your help!
>>
>> Ruben
>
> Hi,
>
> this is the normal Scilab behavior :
>
> http://wiki.scilab.org/howto/global_and_local_variables
>
> S.
>