how to get the memory address of variable in matlab

I know that using "&a" can get memory address of a in C .

Do you know what function can get memory address of variable in matlab

[Steven Lord]

Why? What would you hope to do with that information?

Answer 1

[Stephen23]

Undocumented feature, has been around for many versions:

format debug

Examples of its usage:

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/459251-how-does-copy-on-modify-operate-on-structs-and-classes

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/469354-how-does-matlab-handle-removing-elements-memory-wise