Passing a function to a function in matlab [duplicate]

Question

How can I pass a function into another in matlab:

For example assume this function works as optimizer :

    Function [returnValue]=optimizer(@myfunction)
    %function definition
    End

How can I call optimizer function to optimize myfunction?

Answer 1

You can do as follow:

function optimizer(f)
...
x=0;
y=f(x);
...
end

And you call it like that:

f=@(x) (x^2); 
optimizer(f)

Answer 2

Matlab has function handles which enables you to pass function pointers around.