how to use parse in matlab

In Matlab, there are several functions called 'parse' with different functionalities. Here are examples on how to use two of them:

  1. parse_xml: This function parses an XML file and returns its contents as a structured variable with fields and subfields corresponding to the XML tags and their attributes. Here's an example on how to use it assuming 'example.xml' file exists:
main.m
% Parse example.xml
xml = fileread('example.xml');
out = parse_xml(xml);

% Extract data from the structured variable
root = out.children(1); % Get the root node
data = root.children; % Get the child nodes
for ii=1:length(data)
    field1 = data(ii).attributes.field1;
    field2 = data(ii).children(1).data;
    fprintf('%s: %s\n', field1, field2);
end
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  1. parse_args: This function separates and assigns arguments based on a supplied schema. Here's an example on how to use it:
main.m
% Define the schema
schema = struct('param1', struct('type', 'int', 'default', 0), ...
                'param2', struct('type', 'char', 'default', 'val'), ...
                'param3', struct('type', 'logical'));

% Parse the arguments
args = parse_args({'--param1', '10', '-param3'}, schema);

% Access the arguments
args.param1 % Returns 10
args.param2 % Returns 'val'
args.param3 % Returns true
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Note that parse_args() requires additional dependency 'argparse'.

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