DiffPlugs’s MAT-File viewer / differ supports MAT-Files v6 and v7.
- v6 is the default format from R8 to R13
- v7 is the default format from R14 to present
- v7.3 is not supported by DiffPlug, and MATLAB does not export to v7.3 by default.
- see the Mathworks® website for more details.
MAT-File viewer
The MAT-File viewer has two panes.
- Data tree (Left)
- Displays all data in the MAT-File.
- Data detail (Right)
- Graphically presents the currently selected data.
Toolbar legend
| Action | Icon | Key | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Save |  |
[Ctrl S] | Saves this file. |
| File status |  |
[Ctrl Shift S] | Opens the file status for this file. |
| Expand all |  |
[Ctrl =] | Expands all collapsed elements in the data tree. |
| Collapse all |  |
[Ctrl -] | Collapses all elements in the data tree. |
| Reload |  |
[F5] | Reloads the folder. |
| Config |  |
[F12] | Opens the config dialog. |
Config
The MAT-File viewer does not have any properties in its config.
MAT-File differ
- Data tree diff (Left)
- Displays a diff of the data hierarchies.
- Data detail diff (Right)
- Shows a diff of the currently selected data.
Toolbar legend
| Action | Icon | Key | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Save | |
[Ctrl S] | Saves these files. |
| File status | |
[Ctrl Shift S] | Opens the file status for these files. |
| Expand all | |
[Ctrl =] | Expands all elements up to the edge of the diff. |
| Expand all deep |  |
[Ctrl Shift =] | Expands all elements, even those which were beyond the extent of the diff (grey elements). |
| Collapse all | |
[Ctrl -] | Collapses all elements. |
| Hide identical |  |
[Ctrl H] | Hides all green elements. |
| First conflict |  |
[Ctrl Shift ↑] | Navigates to the first conflict. |
| Previous conflict |  |
[Ctrl ↑] | Navigates to the previous conflict. |
| Next conflict |  |
[Ctrl ↓] | Navigates to the next conflict. |
| Last conflict |  |
[Ctrl Shift ↓] | Navigates to the last conflict. |
| Reload | |
[F5] | Reloads the folder. |
| Config | |
[F12] | Opens the config dialog. |
Config
The MAT-File differ does not have any properties in its config.
Limitations
The MAT-File viewer / differ is currently in alpha. There are many kinds of data contained within MAT-Files, and DiffPlug currently only supports a small subset of them. This subset will grow in future releases.