Not enough input arguments

Hi all,

I am very new to matlab and programming in general. I am having difficulty with functions.

Trying to grip the basics i entered this which I saw online:

function [y] = Square(x) y = x^2 return

I get the error message "Not enough input arguments" If anyone can tell me in basic terms what is going on that would be much appreciated.

Answer 1

[per isakson]

Try

    >> seven_raised_to_two = my_Square( 7 );

where

    function  y = my_Square(x) 
       y = x^2; 
    end

are three lines in a separate file named my_Square.m

Neither [y] nor return is wrong, but ...

.

To be sure not to cause a name conflict my_Square is better, sice there is a function named square in the signal-something-toolbox.

    >> which square
    C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2013a\toolbox\signal\signal\square.m

Answer 2

[Jan]

Your function looks correct. I assume, you called it without an input argument:

Square

instead of providing the input:

Square(7)