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# PetscMatlabEngineEvaluate
Evaluates a string in MATLAB
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscmatlab.h"
PetscErrorCode PetscMatlabEngineEvaluate(PetscMatlabEngine mengine, const char string[], ...)
```
Not Collective
## Input Parameters
- ***mengine -*** the MATLAB engine
- ***string -*** format as in a printf()
## Notes
Run the PETSc program with -info to always have printed back MATLAB's response to the string evaluation
If the string utilizes a MATLAB script that needs to run in the engine, the script must be available via MATLABPATH on that machine.
## See Also
`PetscMatlabEngineDestroy()`, `PetscMatlabEnginePut()`, `PetscMatlabEngineGet()`,
`PetscMatlabEngineCreate()`, `PetscMatlabEngineGetOutput()`, `PetscMatlabEnginePrintOutput()`,
`PETSC_MATLAB_ENGINE_()`, `PetscMatlabEnginePutArray()`, `PetscMatlabEngineGetArray()`, `PetscMatlabEngine`
## Level
advanced
## Location
src/sys/classes/matlabengine/matlab.c
## Examples
src/snes/tutorials/ex5.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex55.c
src/vec/vec/tutorials/ex31.c
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