Increment value and run for cells missing in R2021b

Has the "Increment and run" feature for code in the editor been removed in 2021b? I understand that live scripts implement it but its clunky for what I want to do.

Answer 1

[Shanmukha Voggu]

Hi Chris,

You are correct that Increment Value and Run Section tool has been removed in R2021b, checkout release Notes

To increment a numeric value within a section, use controls in the Live Editor. For example, this code calculates the factorial of the variable x.

x = 5;
y = factorial(x)

y = 120

To interactively change the value of x, in a live script, replace the value 5 with a numeric slider. By default, MATLAB reruns the current section when the value of the slider changes.

For more information, see Add Interactive Controls to a Live Script.

[Reza]

This solution is not applicable in the normal editor. Why the feature was removed in the normal editor?

[Martin Vesely]

Indeed. Why this feature is missing in normal editor (2021b)? I really think about downgrading back to previous matlab version.

Please, put the feature back!

[Zeb Barber]

I agree, I used this feature all the time. The live editor is so slow compared to running scripts in the standard editor

[Dario Bosch]

I'm totally with you. While I like some of the changes in 2021b, this is awful. Live editor isn't really a good replacement to the conventional editor...

[CdC]

PLEASE PUT INCREMENT AND RUN BACK in the next release! This is a very important feature. We're not able to use the latest matlab versions of everything because of this. Don't decide for your users that they don't need this long-loved feature. Thank you.

[Steven Lord]

Please don't post questions about Prerelease versions of our products on MATLAB Answers. Send them to Technical Support instead.

[Hongyu Chang]

Such a shame that they've removed such a crucial feature!

[Nidhi Jain]

Hello everyone,

Thank you for providing feedback on this post. If any of you would like to help answer a few questions around the usability of the "Increment Value and Run Section" tool, please reach out to me via MATLAB Answers by clicking on my name and then clicking "Contact".

[Martin]

I'm also missing this feature... Just tried the control in the live script, but this is no alternative for me.

[Matthieu]

Really a pitty... missing feature...

[cui]

This feature was removed a little too quickly, which is a bit of a shame.