Symbolically differentiation a function w.r.t a function

How to differentiate with respect to ; where, with the help of symbolic math tool. I tried writing

syms f(x) g(x) h(x) x
g(x) = sqrt(f(x)^2 + x);
h(x) = diff(g(x),f(x));

but the following error pops up,

%Error using sym/diff (line 70)
%Second argument must be a variable or a nonnegative integer specifying the number of differentiations.

I am new to MATLAB and trying to understand the reason for this error and any suggestions on how can I write;

Answer 1

[darova]

Try this

syms g(x) h(x) x f
g(x,f) = sqrt(f^2 + x);
h(x,f) = diff(g(x,f),f)

[Udbhav]

Thanks darova for you help. It worked great. Matlab sure requires a little extra effort than Mathematica for symbolic computation :-p

[darova]

Can you please accept the answer?

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

You cannot differentiate a function with respect to a different unknown function with normal calculus, because you cannot know that the functions are independent. You need Calculus of Variations to create operators for differentiating functions.

In the past I have posted examples demonstrating that the process suggested by Darova can generate the wrong answer.

[Udbhav]

Walter, thanks for your answer. I actually needed what darova suggested. But yeah I agree with you completely. I will see your previous posts then for more clarification.

[Udbhav]

thanks Walter for your valuable answer. I actually needed what darova suggested at that instant. I will go through your previous posts for further clarification.