whos

Displays the names, sizes, memory used in bytes and the class or type of each variable defined in the current session of the application.

Syntax

whos

whos('x')

Inputs

x: Variable name passed must be in a string format.; Type: string

Outputs

Name: Name of the variable(s).
Size: Size of the variable(s).
Bytes: Memory used to store the variable(s).
Class: Type of the variable(s).

Examples

Displays information about all variables in the current session:

localVariable1 = 247;
testLocalVariable = 'Sample';
global globalVariable2;
whos

          Attr            Name Size Bytes  Class
          ====            ==== ==== =====  =====
                             R  3x1   113 struct
               globalVariable2  0x0     0 double
                localVariable1  1x1     8 double
                     localtest  1x7     7 string

Displays information about a specific variable in the current session:

localVariable1 = 247;
testLocalVariable = 'Sample';
global globalVariable2;
whos('localVariable1')

          Attr            Name Size Bytes  Class
          ====            ==== ==== =====  =====
                localVariable1  1x1     8 double

Comments

If an optional second argument, x, is passed, only the the information regarding x is returned.