MATLAB Programming Fundamentals - MathWorks

Memory Usage

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Strategies for Efficient Use of Memory.............. 29-2

Ways to Reduce the Amount of Memory Required ..... 29-2

Using Appropriate Data Storage.................. 29-4

How to Avoid Fragmenting Memory............... 29-7

Reclaiming Used Memory....................... 29-8

Resolve “Out of Memory” Errors................... 29-9

General Suggestions for Reclaiming Memory ........ 29-9

Increase System Swap Space................... 29-10

Set the Process Limit on Linux Systems........... 29-10

Disable Java VM on Linux Systems............... 29-10

Free System Resources on Windows Systems ....... 29-11

How MATLAB Allocates Memory.................. 29-12

Memory Allocation for Arrays ................... 29-12

Data Structures and Memory ................... 29-16

Avoid Unnecessary Copies of Data................. 29-21

Passing Values to Functions.................... 29-21

Why Pass-by-Value Semantics ................... 29-23

Handle Objects .............................. 29-24

Custom Help and Documentation

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Create Help for Classes........................... 30-2

Help Text from the doc Command................. 30-2

Custom Help Text............................. 30-3

Check Which Programs Have Help................. 30-9

Create Help Summary Files — Contents.m.......... 30-12

What Is a Contents.m File?..................... 30-12

Create a Contents.m File ...................... 30-12

Check an Existing Contents.m File............... 30-13

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