MATLAB: Do I receive an error when I use the GET_PARAM command to query the name of a Simulink model in Simulink

Question

I have a block in a model with the name '/forwardslash'. When I select the block and run the command:

get_param(gcb, 'Name')

I receive the following error:

 ??? Error using ==> get_param                                              
 Invalid Simulink object name: untitled///forwardslash

Answer 1

This is a bug in Simulink in the way that Simulink handles block names containing the '/' character.

To work around this issue, try using the handle of the block to query the name property as follows:

Select the block and run the following code at the MATLAB command prompt:

h = gcbh
get_param(h, 'Name')