setOption.Matlab: Sets the value of an option

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Sets the value of an option

Description

Sets the value of an option where the option is specified like a file pathname, e.g. "readResult/maxTries". See the Options class for details.

Usage

## S3 method for class 'Matlab'
setOption(this, ...)

Arguments

...	Arguments passed to setOption() of the Options class.

Value

Returns the previous value of the option.

Available options

readResult/maxTries

The maximum number of times the connection is check for an answer from the MATLAB server before giving up. Default values is 30 times.

readResult/interval

The interval in seconds between each poll for an answer. Default interval is 1 (second).

With default values of the above options, the R MATLAB client waits 30 seconds for a reply from the MATLAB server before giving up.

Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson

See Also

*getOption(). For more information see Matlab.

R.matlab documentation built on Sept. 9, 2026, 5:06 p.m.