How to save variables in MATLAB function in the workspace

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Good day.
I have a MATLAB function which I run from a script. I want to plot some variables in the function from my script so I want to save these variables in my workspace. Is there any way to do it other than using them as an output to the function when I call it from the script? The variables are many so I am trying to avoid too many output arguments.
Thanks now and always.
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Stephen23
Stephen23 on 29 May 2020
Messing around with assignin or lots of output variables is not a good approach.
Just assign the variables to fields of a structure and return that. Simple.

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Robin Kirsch
Robin Kirsch on 29 May 2020
Use assignin command
function y = test()
assignin('base','x',42)
y = 0
end
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Robin Kirsch
Robin Kirsch on 29 May 2020
this works only if you run your function first and then run your script to plot the variables of course

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Cris LaPierre
Cris LaPierre on 29 May 2020
You could save them to a mat file. When you want to plot them, load the mat file in your script.
You could also consider placing the variables in a structure. That way, your function only needs to have one output, yet all the variables can be passed out.
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Cris LaPierre
Cris LaPierre on 1 Jun 2020
Just to clarify, that wasn't Stephen's suggestion. His recommendation was NOT to do that. He suggested using a structure, as did I. That would likely be the quickest approach since you don't have to write the variables to the workspace or the harddrive.
ojonugwa adukwu
ojonugwa adukwu on 1 Jun 2020
Sorry. I meant Robin Kirsch. The "assignin" he suggested is slow but it is faster than the process of saving to matfile. I really do not know why that has been extremely slow for me. Hopefully I will get to know why.
Thanks so much

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