[scilab-Users] Variables scope in functions

[Stéphane Mottelet]

Le 25/03/2011 10:02, Ruben Bibas a écrit :
> 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 ?
No.

S.

> 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.
>>