ValidName
This function returns a safe valid MatLab variable name.
ValidName = Lib.Data.ValidName("Name")
ValidName: (string) Returned valid variable name
Name: (string) Input variable name
See MatLab Variables for a discussion on the topic.
Note that this function is always internally used when dealing with any MatLab variable name and data operations.
However, variable names used inside of an executed expression are not validated so you need to be aware of variable name issues.
Examples:
Input: Output: Reason:
2a a Leading number is not allowed
FRED fred Lower case is always used
x x x is allowed but be aware that it can also be confused with the multiply operation
i Error i is a reserved word
Fix Error Fix is a reserved word
SIN Error Sin is a reserved word
Big N bign Spaces are removed and lower case is used