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Using Simulink

Typographical Conventions

This manual uses some or all of these conventions.

Item
Convention Used
Example

Example code
Monospace font
To assign the value 5 to A, enter
A = 5

Function names/syntax
Monospace font
The cos function finds the cosine of each array element.
Syntax line example is
MLGetVar ML_var_name

Keys
Boldface with an initial capital letter
Press the Enter key.

Literal strings (in syntax descriptions in reference chapters)
Monospace bold for literals
f = freqspace(n,'whole')

Mathematical
expressions
Italics for variables
Standard text font for functions, operators, and constants
This vector represents the polynomial
p = x2 + 2x + 3

MATLAB output
Monospace font
MATLAB responds with
A = 5

Menu titles, menu items, dialog boxes, and controls
Boldface with an initial capital letter
Choose the File menu.

New terms
Italics
An array is an ordered collection of information.

Omitted input arguments
(...) ellipsis denotes all of the input/output arguments from preceding syntaxes.
[c,ia,ib] = union(...)

String variables (from a finite list)
Monospace italics
sysc = d2c(sysd,'method')

Item	Convention Used	Example
Example code	`Monospace` font	To assign the value 5 to `A`, enter `A = 5`
Function names/syntax	`Monospace` font	The `cos` function finds the cosine of each array element. Syntax line example is `MLGetVar ML_var_name`
Keys	Boldface with an initial capital letter	Press the Enter key.
Literal strings (in syntax descriptions in reference chapters)	`Monospace bold` for literals	`f = freqspace(n,'whole')`
Mathematical expressions	Italics for variables Standard text font for functions, operators, and constants	This vector represents the polynomial p = x2 + 2x + 3
MATLAB output	`Monospace` font	MATLAB responds with `A =` `5`
Menu titles, menu items, dialog boxes, and controls	Boldface with an initial capital letter	Choose the File menu.
New terms	Italics	An array is an ordered collection of information.
Omitted input arguments	(...) ellipsis denotes all of the input/output arguments from preceding syntaxes.	`[c,ia,ib] = union(...)`
String variables (from a finite list)	`Monospace italics`	`sysc = d2c(sysd,'method')`