MATLAB: Using matfile objects as input parameters

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I was wondering if a matfile object can be used as an input parameter for any matlab function, like in the following example:
distances = matfile(output_file,'Writable',true);
distances.D = zeros(1,N*(N-1)/2);
%Compute distances and store them in distances.D
% Applying multidimensional scaling to the distances matrix
[Y,eigvals] = cmdscale(D);
Is that possible? What about operators like distances.D*distances.D? Or should I reimplement matlab functions and operators again if I am using this kind of objects?

Best Answer

Yes, it is ok to pass around matfile objects, matObj; make some simple experiments.
I don't think the documentation says anything about several different matObj, which refer to the same file at the same time.
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