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			* [[GNU Octave\|Octave]]<ref name="Octave">{{cite web \|url=http://jbrwww.che.wisc.edu/tech-reports/twmcc-2001-03.pdf \|first=John W. \|last=Eaton \|title=Octave: Past, Present, and Future \|work=Texas-Wisconsin Modeling and Control Consortium \|date=May 21, 2001 \|access-date=December 1, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809034614/http://jbrwww.che.wisc.edu/tech-reports/twmcc-2001-03.pdf \|archive-date=August 9, 2017 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
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	* [[Julia (programming language)\|Julia]]<ref name="Julia">{{cite web \|url=http://julialang.org/blog/2012/02/why-we-created-julia \|first1=Jeff \|last1=Bezanson \|first2=Stefan \|last2=Karpinski \|first3=Viral \|last3=Shah \|first4=Alan \|last4=Edelman \|title=Why We Created Julia \|publisher=Julia Language \|date=February 14, 2012 \|access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref>		* [[Julia (programming language)\|Julia]]<ref name="Julia">{{cite web \|url=http://julialang.org/blog/2012/02/why-we-created-julia \|first1=Jeff \|last1=Bezanson \|first2=Stefan \|last2=Karpinski \|first3=Viral \|last3=Shah \|first4=Alan \|last4=Edelman \|title=Why We Created Julia \|publisher=Julia Language \|date=February 14, 2012 \|access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref>
	* [[GNU Octave\|Octave]]<ref name="Octave">{{cite web \|url=http://jbrwww.che.wisc.edu/tech-reports/twmcc-2001-03.pdf \|first=John W. \|last=Eaton \|title=Octave: Past, Present, and Future \|work=Texas-Wisconsin Modeling and Control Consortium \|date=May 21, 2001 \|access-date=December 1, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809034614/http://jbrwww.che.wisc.edu/tech-reports/twmcc-2001-03.pdf \|archive-date=August 9, 2017 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	* [[Scilab]]<ref name="Scilab">{{cite web \|url=https://www.scilab.org/scilab/history \|title=History \|publisher=Scilab \|access-date=December 1, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201171246/http://www.scilab.org/scilab/history \|archive-date=December 1, 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		* [[Scilab]]<ref name="Scilab">{{cite web \|url=https://www.scilab.org/scilab/history \|title=History \|publisher=Scilab \|access-date=December 1, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201171246/http://www.scilab.org/scilab/history \|archive-date=December 1, 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			{{wikibooks\|MATLAB Programming}}
	* [[Comparison of numerical-analysis software]]		* [[Comparison of numerical-analysis software]]
	* [[List of numerical-analysis software]]		* [[List of numerical-analysis software]]
			* [[List of MATLAB software and tools]]
			* [[List of mathematical software]]
			* [[List of open-source software for mathematics]]
			* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_1 Getting Started with MATLAB: The Essential Foundation for Civil Engineering Analysis and Optimization]
			* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_3 Data Visualization in Civil Engineering: Mastering 2D and 3D Techniques with MATLAB]
			* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_4 Statistical Mastery in Civil Engineering: Harnessing MATLAB for Robust Analysis and Predictive Modeling]
	* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_5 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering: Solving Complex Systems with MATLAB]		* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_5 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering: Solving Complex Systems with MATLAB]
	* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-~~1_4 Statistical~~ Mastery in ~~Civil~~ Engineering: ~~Harnessing~~ MATLAB ~~for Robust~~ Analysis and ~~Predictive~~ Modeling]		* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_6 Core Numerical Analysis for Civil Engineers: Precision Methods and Real-World Applications in MATLAB]
			* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_7 Real-World Engineering Solutions: Mastering Practical Problem-Solving with MATLAB]
			* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_8 Advanced Structural Analysis: Mastering MATLAB for Beams, Trusses, and Frames]
			* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_9 Geotechnical Engineering Mastery: Advanced Soil Mechanics and Stability Simulations with MATLAB]
			* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_10 Sustainable Water Management in Engineering: Hydrology and Resource Optimization with MATLAB]
			* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_11 Optimizing Urban Mobility: Advanced Traffic Analysis and Engineering Solutions with MATLAB]
			* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_12 Sustainable Civil Engineering: Modeling Environmental Impact and Resource Optimization with MATLAB]
	* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_13 Innovative Engineering Solutions: Interdisciplinary Applications and Complex System Integration with MATLAB]		* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_13 Innovative Engineering Solutions: Interdisciplinary Applications and Complex System Integration with MATLAB]
	* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-~~1_1 Getting Started~~ with MATLAB~~: The Essential Foundation for Civil Engineering Analysis and Optimization~~]		* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_14 Engineering Innovations in Action: Advanced Case Studies and Techniques with MATLAB]

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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	=== Function handles ===		=== Function handles ===
	MATLAB supports elements of [[lambda calculus]] by introducing function handles,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Function Handles\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/function-handles.html\|publisher=MathWorks\|access-date=August 14, 2013\|archive-date=July 19, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719160702/https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/function-handles.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> or function references, which are implemented either in .m files or anonymous<ref>{{cite web\|title=Anonymous Functions\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/anonymous-functions.html\|publisher=MathWorks\|access-date=August 14, 2013~~}}{{Dead link~~\|date=July ~~2025~~ \|~~bot~~=~~InternetArchiveBot~~ \|~~fix~~-~~attempted~~=~~yes~~ }}</ref>/nested functions.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Nested Functions\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/nested-functions.html\|publisher=MathWorks.\|access-date=August 14, 2013\|archive-date=July 19, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719221302/https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/nested-functions.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		MATLAB supports elements of [[lambda calculus]] by introducing function handles,<ref>{{cite web\|title=Function Handles\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/function-handles.html\|publisher=MathWorks\|access-date=August 14, 2013\|archive-date=July 19, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719160702/https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/function-handles.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> or function references, which are implemented either in .m files or anonymous<ref>{{cite web\|title=Anonymous Functions\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/anonymous-functions.html\|publisher=MathWorks\|access-date=August 14, 2013\|archive-date=July 28, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728112502/http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/anonymous-functions.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>/nested functions.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Nested Functions\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/nested-functions.html\|publisher=MathWorks.\|access-date=August 14, 2013\|archive-date=July 19, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719221302/https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/nested-functions.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	=== Classes and object-oriented programming ===		=== Classes and object-oriented programming ===
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	== MATLAB and other languages ==		== MATLAB and other languages ==
	MATLAB can call functions and subroutines written in the programming languages [[C (programming language)\|C]] or [[Fortran]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Application Programming Interfaces to MATLAB\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/programming-interfaces-for-c-c-fortran-com.html\|publisher=MathWorks\|access-date=August 14, 2013\|archive-date=September 15, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915020649/http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/programming-interfaces-for-c-c-fortran-com.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> A wrapper function is created allowing MATLAB data types to be passed and returned. [[MEX file]]s (MATLAB executables) are the dynamically loadable object files created by compiling such functions.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Create MEX-Files\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/create-mex-files.html\|publisher=MathWorks\|access-date=August 14, 2013\|archive-date=March 3, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303193228/http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/create-mex-files.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Connecting C and Matlab \| last=Spielman \| first=Dan \| publisher=Yale University, Computer Science Department \| date=February 10, 2004 \| url=http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/spielman/ECC/cMatlab.html \| access-date=May 20, 2008}}</ref> Since 2014 increasing two-way interfacing with [[Python (programming language)\|Python]] was being added.<ref>{{cite web\|title=MATLAB Engine for Python\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab-engine-for-python.html\|publisher=MathWorks\|access-date=June 13, 2015~~}}{{Dead link~~\|date=~~July 2025~~ \|~~bot~~=~~InternetArchiveBot~~ \|~~fix~~-~~attempted~~=~~yes~~ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Call Python Libraries\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/call-python-libraries.html\|publisher=MathWorks\|access-date=June 13, 2015\|archive-date=December 5, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205162912/https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/call-python-libraries.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		MATLAB can call functions and subroutines written in the programming languages [[C (programming language)\|C]] or [[Fortran]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Application Programming Interfaces to MATLAB\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/programming-interfaces-for-c-c-fortran-com.html\|publisher=MathWorks\|access-date=August 14, 2013\|archive-date=September 15, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915020649/http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/programming-interfaces-for-c-c-fortran-com.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> A wrapper function is created allowing MATLAB data types to be passed and returned. [[MEX file]]s (MATLAB executables) are the dynamically loadable object files created by compiling such functions.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Create MEX-Files\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/create-mex-files.html\|publisher=MathWorks\|access-date=August 14, 2013\|archive-date=March 3, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303193228/http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/create-mex-files.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Connecting C and Matlab \| last=Spielman \| first=Dan \| publisher=Yale University, Computer Science Department \| date=February 10, 2004 \| url=http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/spielman/ECC/cMatlab.html \| access-date=May 20, 2008}}</ref> Since 2014 increasing two-way interfacing with [[Python (programming language)\|Python]] was being added.<ref>{{cite web\|title=MATLAB Engine for Python\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab-engine-for-python.html\|publisher=MathWorks\|access-date=June 13, 2015\|archive-date=May 16, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516093312/http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab-engine-for-python.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Call Python Libraries\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/call-python-libraries.html\|publisher=MathWorks\|access-date=June 13, 2015\|archive-date=December 5, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205162912/https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/call-python-libraries.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	Libraries written in [[Perl]], [[Java (programming language)\|Java]], [[ActiveX]] or [[.NET Framework\|.NET]] can be directly called from MATLAB,<ref>{{cite web\|title=External Programming Language Interfaces\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/external-interfaces.html\|publisher=MathWorks\|access-date=August 14, 2013\|archive-date=March 11, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311003229/http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/external-interfaces.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Call Perl script using appropriate operating system executable\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/perl.html\|publisher=MathWorks\|access-date=November 7, 2013\|archive-date=December 5, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205162718/https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/perl.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> and many MATLAB libraries (for example [[XML]] or [[SQL]] support) are implemented as wrappers around Java or ActiveX libraries. Calling MATLAB from Java is more complicated, but can be done with a MATLAB toolbox<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.mathworks.com/products/javabuilder/ \|title=MATLAB Builder JA \|publisher=MathWorks \|access-date=June 7, 2010 \|archive-date=June 4, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604183233/http://www.mathworks.com/products/javabuilder/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref> which is sold separately by [[MathWorks]], or using an undocumented mechanism called JMI (Java-to-MATLAB Interface),<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/jmi-java-to-matlab-interface/ \|first=Yair \|last=Altman \|title=Java-to-Matlab Interface \|publisher=Undocumented Matlab \|date=April 14, 2010 \|access-date=June 7, 2010 \|archive-date=September 5, 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905153327/http://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/jmi-java-to-matlab-interface \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=matlabcontrol JMI\|url=https://code.google.com/p/matlabcontrol/wiki/JMI\|first=Joshua \|last=Kaplan}}</ref> (which should not be confused with the unrelated [[Java Metadata Interface]] that is also called JMI). Official MATLAB API for Java was added in 2016.<ref name="MATLAB Engine API for Java">{{cite web\|title=MATLAB Engine API for Java\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab-engine-api-for-java.html\|publisher=MathWorks\|access-date=September 15, 2016\|archive-date=September 19, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919194505/https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab-engine-api-for-java.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		Libraries written in [[Perl]], [[Java (programming language)\|Java]], [[ActiveX]] or [[.NET Framework\|.NET]] can be directly called from MATLAB,<ref>{{cite web\|title=External Programming Language Interfaces\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/external-interfaces.html\|publisher=MathWorks\|access-date=August 14, 2013\|archive-date=March 11, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311003229/http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/external-interfaces.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Call Perl script using appropriate operating system executable\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/perl.html\|publisher=MathWorks\|access-date=November 7, 2013\|archive-date=December 5, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205162718/https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/perl.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> and many MATLAB libraries (for example [[XML]] or [[SQL]] support) are implemented as wrappers around Java or ActiveX libraries. Calling MATLAB from Java is more complicated, but can be done with a MATLAB toolbox<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.mathworks.com/products/javabuilder/ \|title=MATLAB Builder JA \|publisher=MathWorks \|access-date=June 7, 2010 \|archive-date=June 4, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604183233/http://www.mathworks.com/products/javabuilder/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref> which is sold separately by [[MathWorks]], or using an undocumented mechanism called JMI (Java-to-MATLAB Interface),<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/jmi-java-to-matlab-interface/ \|first=Yair \|last=Altman \|title=Java-to-Matlab Interface \|publisher=Undocumented Matlab \|date=April 14, 2010 \|access-date=June 7, 2010 \|archive-date=September 5, 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905153327/http://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/jmi-java-to-matlab-interface \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=matlabcontrol JMI\|url=https://code.google.com/p/matlabcontrol/wiki/JMI\|first=Joshua \|last=Kaplan}}</ref> (which should not be confused with the unrelated [[Java Metadata Interface]] that is also called JMI). Official MATLAB API for Java was added in 2016.<ref name="MATLAB Engine API for Java">{{cite web\|title=MATLAB Engine API for Java\|url=http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab-engine-api-for-java.html\|publisher=MathWorks\|access-date=September 15, 2016\|archive-date=September 19, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919194505/https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab-engine-api-for-java.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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	* [[Comparison of numerical-analysis software]]		* [[Comparison of numerical-analysis software]]
	* [[List of numerical-analysis software]]		* [[List of numerical-analysis software]]
			* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_5 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering: Solving Complex Systems with MATLAB]
			* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_4 Statistical Mastery in Civil Engineering: Harnessing MATLAB for Robust Analysis and Predictive Modeling]
			* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_13 Innovative Engineering Solutions: Interdisciplinary Applications and Complex System Integration with MATLAB]
			* [https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-84673-1_1 Getting Started with MATLAB: The Essential Foundation for Civil Engineering Analysis and Optimization]

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
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	* {{cite book \|last=Ferreira \|first=A.J.M. \|title=MATLAB Codes for Finite Element Analysis \|year=2009 \|publisher=Springer \|isbn= 978-1-4020-9199-5 \|ref=none}}		* {{cite book \|last=Ferreira \|first=A.J.M. \|title=MATLAB Codes for Finite Element Analysis \|year=2009 \|publisher=Springer \|isbn= 978-1-4020-9199-5 \|ref=none}}
	* {{cite book \|last=Lynch \|first=Stephen \|title=Dynamical Systems with Applications using MATLAB \|year=2004 \|publisher=Birkhäuser \|isbn=978-0-8176-4321-8 \|ref=none}}		* {{cite book \|last=Lynch \|first=Stephen \|title=Dynamical Systems with Applications using MATLAB \|year=2004 \|publisher=Birkhäuser \|isbn=978-0-8176-4321-8 \|ref=none}}
			* {{cite book \|last=Sargiotis \|first=Dimitrios \|title=MATLAB for Civil Engineers: From Basics to Advanced Applications \|year=2025 \|publisher=Springer \|isbn=978-3-031-84672-4 \|ref=none}}
	{{Refend}}		{{Refend}}

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