engClose (C and Fortran)

Quit MATLAB engine session

C Syntax

#include "engine.h"
int engClose(Engine *ep);

Fortran Syntax

#include "engine.h"
integer*4 engClose(ep)
mwPointer ep

Arguments

ep

Engine pointer

Returns

0 on success, and 1 otherwise. Possible failure includes attempting to terminate an already-terminated MATLAB® engine session.

Description

This routine sends a quit command to the MATLAB engine session and closes the connection.

Examples

See these examples in matlabroot/extern/examples/eng_mat:

  • engdemo.c for a C example on UNIX® operating systems.

  • engwindemo.c for a C example on Microsoft® Windows® operating systems.

  • fengdemo.F for a Fortran example.

See Also

engOpen

Introduced before R2006a