mustBeNonNan

Validate that value is not NaN

Syntax

mustBeNonNan(value)

Description

mustBeNonNan(value) throws an error if value is NaN. This function does not return a value.

mustBeNonNan calls the following function to determine if the input is not NaN:

• isnan

Class support: All numeric classes, logical, and MATLAB^® classes that overload isnan.

Examples

Validate That Values Are Not NaN

Use mustBeNonNan to validate that no array elements are NaN.

A = 0./[-2 -1 0 1 2];
mustBeNonNan(A)

Value must not be NaN.

Division of 0 by 0 is equal to NaN so the array value contains one element that is NaN, which causes an error.

Restrict Property Values

This class restricts the value of Prop1 to nonNaN values.

classdef MyClass
   properties
      Prop1 {mustBeNonNan}
   end
end

Create an object and assign a value to Prop1.

obj = MyClass;
obj.Prop1 = 0./[-2 -1 0 1 2];

Error setting property 'Prop1' of class 'MyClass'. Value must not be NaN.

When you assign a value to the property, MATLAB calls mustBeNonNan with the value being assigned to the property. mustBeNonNan issues an error because division of 0 by 0 is NaN.

Restrict Function Argument Values

This function declares an input argument that must be a vector of doubles containing no NaN elements.

function s = mbNonNan(x)
    arguments
        x (1,:) double {mustBeNonNan}
    end
    n = length(x);
    m = sum(x)/n;
    s = sqrt(sum((x-m).^2/n));
end

Calling the function with an input that does not meet the requirement of mustBeNonNan results in an error.

values = [12.7, 45.4, 98.9, NaN, 53.1];
s = mbNonNan(values);

Error using mbNonNan (line 3)
 s = mbNonNan(values);
              ^^^^^^
Invalid argument at position 1. Value must not be NaN.

Input Arguments

value — Value to validate

scalar | array

Value to validate, specified as a scalar or an array of one of the following:

• All MATLAB numeric classes and logical.

• MATLAB user-defined classes that implement isnan

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | logical
Complex Number Support: Yes

Tips

• mustBeNonNan is designed to be used for property and function argument validation.

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using MATLAB® Coder™.

Distributed Arrays

Partition large arrays across the combined memory of your cluster using Parallel Computing Toolbox™.

This function fully supports distributed arrays. For more information, see Run MATLAB Functions with Distributed Arrays (Parallel Computing Toolbox).

Version History

Introduced in R2017a