Subscripting into an mxArray

T
tanneer · Dec 15, 2020 · 1.9K views
Question
given below is a part of the code i am writing for kalman filter but got error while converting from .m to .c/.c++   white_gauss=wgn(1,37000,20); q1=cov(white_gauss); q2=cov(white_gauss); q3=cov(white_gauss); loop_count=12; L=loop_count; Q=[q1(L) q2(L) q3(L)] and got following error while converting from .m to .c using matlab coder.   "Subscripting into an mxArray is not supported. " how to avoid it?
Expert Answer
Profile picture of Prashant Kumar
Prashant Kumar PhD Expert
Answered Aug 12, 2026

That is the error you get when you use coder.extrinsic and fail to declare the output before calling the extrinsic function. If you only want to pass the output to extrinsic functions, you don't have to, but if you want to index into the result, you have to pre-define its size and type. For example, suppose foo(x) returns a result with the same size and type as x. Then you could write

 

y = x;
y = foo(x);

Or if foo always returns a 4-by-1 array of int32's, you would write

y = zeros(4,1,'int32');
y = foo(x);

This tells the compiler how to deconstruct the data structure that comes back from MATLAB when the function foo is called with x as input

100% Run Guarantee 3-Hour Fast-Track Delivery

Need a Custom Version or Complete Simulation for This Problem?

Our 500+ PhD engineers build, debug, and optimize working MATLAB scripts and Simulink (.slx) models tailored to your exact assignment rubrics with zero plagiarism.

Tested on MATLAB R2024b / R2026a
Turnitin 0% Plagiarism Report
Free 7-Day Revisions Guarantee
Have a different question? Ask here

Get a Free Consultation or a Sample Assignment Review!