define output type for a function like arguments in matlab

In MATLAB, you can define the output type for a function using the colon notation.

Here's an example of how to define the output type for a function:

main.m
function [output1, output2] = myFunction(input1, input2)
    % function body
    output1 = input1 + input2;
    output2 = input1 - input2;
end
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In this example, the function myFunction takes two input arguments input1 and input2, and returns two output arguments output1 and output2.

To call this function and store the outputs, you can use the following syntax:

main.m
result1, result2 = myFunction(10, 5);
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Now result1 will hold the value of input1 + input2 (i.e., 15), and result2 will hold the value of input1 - input2 (i.e., 5).

By defining the outputs in the square brackets [output1, output2], you can specify the number and types of the output arguments for your function.

Remember that the number of output arguments defined in the function definition must match the number of outputs returned by the function. Otherwise, MATLAB will give you an error.

You can also define the output arguments using the nargout keyword, which allows you to have variable number of output arguments based on the number of outputs requested by the calling function.

main.m
function varargout = myFunctionWithVariableOutputs(input)
    % function body
    varargout{1} = input^2;
    varargout{2} = input^3;
end
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In this example, if you call myFunctionWithVariableOutputs(2), it will return the square and cube of the input as separate outputs: 4 and 8 respectively.

I hope this helps!