Coding 1

Goals

  1. Ensure DASH is installed correctly

  2. Practice using dot-indexing

  3. Practice finding DASH documentation

Step 1: Check installation

Use the dash.version command to print the current version of DASH in the console:

>> dash.version

Note

If this causes an error message, you may not have the toolbox installed correctly. Try reinstalling the toolbox.

Step 2: Print help text

Use the help command to read the help text for dash.version:

>> help dash.version

Tip

Try clicking the Documentation Page link at the bottom of the help text to open the documentation as a webpage.

Step 3: Open help page

Use the dash.doc command to open the documentation as a webpage:

>> dash.doc('dash.version')

Note

DASH documentation pages will often include usage examples, but these examples are not available when displaying help text in the console.