Customizing tab completion

I have a function that accepts paired name/value arguments, e.g.

    solve(A,b,'accuracy',1e-13,'method','LU','threshold',1e-3);

I would like tab completion to list the relevant completions, that is, if I type 'acc<TAB> it should auto-complete to 'accuracy'.

The Matlab help ("Example of Name Completion in the Editor for Figure Properties") says that something similar works for object properties

    set(f,'paper<TAB>

so something similar must be possible. There is no hint to how this is done in the command completion tab preferences toolbox/local/TC.xml

How can I configure tab completion to complete my "named arguments" properly?

If this is needed to make it work, I do not mind changing 'accuracy' from a string to an enumeration or something else. What I am really looking for is allowing faster editing with TAB when using my file.

Answer 1

[Jan]

Have you seen Yair's explaiantions already:

http://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/setting-desktop-tab-completions/

See also: FEX: tabcomplete

[Federico]

I have seen it and browsed through the .xml file, but unless I am missing something there is nothing there that affects set() as stated in the Matlab docs. That xml file seems to be useful only for configuring command completion statically, not dynamically --- it even requires a Matlab restart.