dynare/matlab/jacob_element.m

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Matlab

function d=jacob_element(func,arg,elem,args)
% function d=jacob_element(func,arg,elem,args)
% returns an entry of the finite differences approximation to the jacobian of func
%
% INPUTS
% func [function name] string with name of the function
% arg [int] the index showing the elem within the jacobian that should be returned
% elem [int] vector index
% args [cell array] arguments provided to func
%
% OUTPUTS
% d [double] jacobian[elem]
%
% SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
% none
% Copyright (C) 2010-2020 Dynare Team
%
% This file is part of Dynare.
%
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%
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assert(arg <= length(args));
func = str2func(func);
h=1e-6;
margs=args;
args{arg}(elem) = args{arg}(elem) + h;
margs{arg}(elem) = margs{arg}(elem) - h;
d=(func(args{:})-func(margs{:}))/(2*h);
end