The way MATLAB executes a code

Just wondering... suppose I have a code like

a = 1+2+3;
b = 1+3+5;
c = a+b;
fprintf('%2d',c)

What is MATLAB actually doing? Does it evaluate a before reading the line of code for b, or does it skip over the individual calculations until it reaches the print command which asks for a and b to be evaluated?

In other words, if the code is such that

    a = 1+2+3;
    b = 1+3+5;
    fprintf('%2d',b)

would a get evaluated too and stored somewhere?

Thank you.

Answer 1

[the cyclist]

MATLAB is a procedural language. It will calculate and store a and b, regardless of later lines of code "needing" them. In the MATLAB editor, you will see a warning that those variables may be unused.

[Richard]

Thanks, the cyclist! :-)