How can I create a piecewise inline function in MATLAB?

Question

I have a function in MATLAB which takes another function as an argument. I would like to somehow define a piecewise inline function that can be passed in. Is this somehow po

Answer 1

If you really want to make an inline function (as opposed to an anonymous function), then the following would probably be the simplest way:

f = inline('2.*(x <= 0.5)-1');

However, as pointed out in the other answers, anonymous functions are more commonly used and are more efficient:

f = @(x) (2.*(x <= 0.5)-1);