lasterr

(/tools/hpmatlab/toolbox/matlab/lang/lasterr.m)

Help text

LASTERR Last error message.
	LASTERR, by itself, returns a string containing the last
	error message issued by MATLAB.

	LASTERR('') resets the LASTERR function so that it will
	return an empty matrix until the next error is encountered.
	
	LASTERR is usually used in conjunction with the two 
	argument form of EVAL: EVAL('try','catch').  The 'catch'
	action can examine the LASTERR string to determine the
	cause of the error and take appropriate action.

	See also EVAL, ERROR.