`ispc`

Tests whether the program runs on Windows.

Category: Environment and Settings > Platform and License

Syntax

tf = ispc

Returns true on Windows and false elsewhere.

Description

ispc is the usual way to handle differences such as the path separator, line endings or the command used to open a file. For portable paths prefer fullfile, which inserts the correct separator for the platform.

Output arguments

tf: Logical scalar.

Example

Branch on the operating system

if ispc
  disp('Windows')
elseif ismac
  disp('macOS')
else
  disp('Linux')
end

Output

Windows

See also

ismac isunix computer fullfile filesep