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.TH isdef 3 "April 1993" "Scilab Group" "Scilab Function"
.so ../sci.an
.SH NAME
isdef - check variable  existence
.SH CALLING SEQUENCE
.nf
isdef(name [,where])
.fi
.SH PARAMETERS
.TP
name
: a character string
.TP
where 
: an optional character string with default value 'all'
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fVisdef(name)\fR returns \fV%T\fR if the variable \fV'var-name'\fR exists 
and \fV%F\fR otherwise.

\fVisdef(name,'local')\fR returns \fV%T\fR if the variable \fV'var-name'\fR exists 
in the
  local environment of the current function and \fV%F\fR otherwise.


.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
A=1;
isdef('A')
clear A
isdef('A')
.fi
.SH SEE ALSO
exists, whereis, type, typeof, clear