newname(oldname)

One-liner function to rename an object
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Updated Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:42:41 +0000

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Rename a variable & delete the old name. Essentially this is a shorter-keystroke version of "a=b;clear(b)" .
Be warned that this function messes with the calling environment, a programming practice frowned upon by many.

Cite As

Carl Witthoft (2024). newname(oldname) (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/52332-newname-oldname), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2012b
Compatible with any release
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Version Published Release Notes
1.0.0.0