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This m-file allows you to export all text in the Command Window to a cell array of strings, each entry being a line of text from the window. The unparsed raw string is also available, if desired.
Operation is very simple - this file looks for the appropriate java object in the root window and gets text from it.
I was looking for a way to do this, particularly for error tracking in some software I maintain, and nobody seemed to have written up this method, so I present it here for you to use.
Cite As
Hugh Nolan (2026). Command window text (https://nl.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/31438-command-window-text), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
Acknowledgements
Inspired by: findjobj - find java handles of Matlab graphic objects
General Information
- Version 1.1.0.0 (1.7 KB)
MATLAB Release Compatibility
- Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
