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i need help writing a function!

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Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith on 18 Oct 2017
Closed: MATLAB Answer Bot on 20 Aug 2021
I am trying to write a function that looks like this
function update(student, field,value)
I need it to allow me to input a student structure into the command window like this:
>> test_student=struct('name','Kevin L. Smith','gpa', 3.71,'standing' true)
And then allows me to update the value for any given field in the command window. For example if this is entered:
updated_student=update(test_student,'name','Kevin L. Sams')
the output would be:
updated_student=
name: 'Kevin L. Sams'
gpa: 3.71
standing: 1
I have been trying to figure this out for hours and do not even have any script or codes to show for it! I am having a lot of trouble with this one.

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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 18 Oct 2017
function student = update(student, field, value)
student = setfield(student, field, value);

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