Why do I get this error and is it something to do with my code?

I get this error when I try to run my code

code:

% a.) column vector of last names called last, using curly braces.

last={'Smith'; 'Jones'; 'Webb'; 'Anderson'}

% b.) column vector of first names called first, usinf curly braces.

first={'Fred'; 'Kathy'; 'Milton'; 'John'}

% c.) column vectors for age, height and weight.

age=[6; 22; 92; 45]

Height=[47; 66; 62; 72]

weight=[82; 140; 110; 190]

% d.) display information using the 'table' function.

table(last,first,age,Height,weight)

error:

Warning: Error occurred while executing the listener callback for event POST_REGION defined for class matlab.internal.language.RegionEvaluator:

Undefined function 'power' for input arguments of type 'table'.

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h=(-(9.8/2).*t.^2)+(125.*t)+500;

Error in tabular/display (line 50)

tHeight = height(obj);

Error in matlab.internal.editor.VariableOutputPackager.isolatedDisplaying

Error in matlab.internal.editor.VariableOutputPackager.getStringFromVar

Error in matlab.internal.editor.VariableOutputPackager.getTruncatedStringFromVar

Error in matlab.internal.editor.interactiveVariables.InteractiveTabularUtils.getTruncatedStringFromTable

Error in matlab.internal.editor.interactiveVariables.InteractiveTablesPackager.packageVarTable

Error in matlab.internal.editor.interactiveVariables.InteractiveVariablesPackager.packageVarInteractive

Error in matlab.internal.editor.VariableOutputPackager.packageOutput

[KSSV]

If you run as such the lines, it should work:

% a.) column vector of last names called last, using curly braces.
last={'Smith'; 'Jones'; 'Webb'; 'Anderson'}

last = 4×1 cell array
    {'Smith'   }
    {'Jones'   }
    {'Webb'    }
    {'Anderson'}

% b.) column vector of first names called first, usinf curly braces.
first={'Fred'; 'Kathy'; 'Milton'; 'John'}

first = 4×1 cell array
    {'Fred'  }
    {'Kathy' }
    {'Milton'}
    {'John'  }

% c.) column vectors for age, height and weight.
age=[6; 22; 92; 45]

age = 4×1

6 22 92 45

Height=[47; 66; 62; 72]

Height = 4×1

47 66 62 72

weight=[82; 140; 110; 190]

weight = 4×1

82 140 110 190

% d.) display information using the 'table' function.
table(last,first,age,Height,weight)

ans = 4×5 table
        last          first       age    Height    weight
    ____________    __________    ___    ______    ______

    {'Smith'   }    {'Fred'  }     6       47        82  
    {'Jones'   }    {'Kathy' }    22       66       140  
    {'Webb'    }    {'Milton'}    92       62       110  
    {'Anderson'}    {'John'  }    45       72       190  

It seems you are calling it in a gui...so the error says variable power is not defined. Error might be with someother lines then you mentioned.

[Luca Ferro]

it runs correctly without any change on my machine as well

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

you created your own height.m that is interfering with the Mathworks height function