My function is only giving me one output

    function[BeamWeightN,BeamWeightN_X,FB_X,FB_Y,FA_Y,ErrStatus]=BeamReactions(BeamLength,BeamMass,Load,LoadX,LoadAngle)
    %fprintf("check to make sure that BeamLength is in meters,BeamMass is in Kg/m, Load is in Newotns,LOadX is in meters, LoadAngle is in degrees CCW")
    %BeamLength = 16; % meters
    %BeamMass = 45; % Kg/m
    %Load = 4800; % Newton
    %LoadX = 3; % Location of Load in meters from Roller Support
    %LoadAngle = 135; % CCW angle in Degrees
    a=isnumeric(BeamLength);
    b=isnumeric(BeamMass);
    c=isnumeric(Load);
    d=isnumeric(LoadX);
    e=isnumeric(LoadAngle);
    if a==1 && b==1 && c==1 && d==1 && e==1
       BeamWeightN=BeamMass*BeamLength*9.81
       BeamWeightN_X=BeamLength/2
       FB_X=Load*(cosd(LoadAngle))
       FB_Y=(LoadX*(Load*(sind(LoadAngle)))+(BeamLength/2)*BeamWeightN)/BeamLength
       FA_Y=(Load*(sind(LoadAngle)))+BeamWeightN-FB_Y

    else
        ErrStatus=1;
        fprintf("you have inputed a nonscalar value");
    end
    end
it keeps returning "ans= 7.0632e+03" 
    thank you

Answer 1

[Star Strider]

If you call it as:

Y = BeamReactions(BeamLength,BeamMass,Load,LoadX,LoadAngle)

it will only return the first output.

If you call it as:

[BeamWeightN,BeamWeightN_X,FB_X,FB_Y,FA_Y,ErrStatus]  =BeamReactions(BeamLength,BeamMass,Load,LoadX,LoadAngle)

it will return all of them.

[Star Strider]

‘is there anywhay to force it to input all outputs without calling them? just with the function's name ’

One option would be to put all of them in a cell array or structure, then return that one result as the output (given the default variable name ‘ans’).

The cell array approach would go something like this —

x = pi/3;
fcn(x)

ans = 3×1 cell array
    {[0.8660]}
    {[0.5000]}
    {[1.7321]}

function out = fcn(x)
out{1,:} = sin(x);
out{2,:} = cos(x);
out{3,:} = tan(x);
end 

,

Answer 2

[Stephen23]

Make sure that you call it with the correct number of output arguments, e.g.:

[BeamWeightN,BeamWeightN_X,FB_X,FB_Y,FA_Y,ErrStatus] = BeamReactions(...)

[Welid Benchouche]

is there anywhay to force it to input all outputs without calling them? just with the function's name