Nested Functions alternative?

[Jason Carver]

Since Octave doesn't support nested functions, is there a suggested alternative for closures of non-trivial method size?

For example, I want to do something like this:

function f = sophisticated_func_many_args(arg2,arg3,arg4)

  function ans = sophisticated_func_one_arg(arg1)

    #do something with args 1-4 for several lines

    #set answer

  end

  f = @sophisticated_func_one_arg

end

>

result = built_in_library_call(one_arg_func)

This situation is particularly relevant when a library requires a single-argument function passed in (eg~ ode45).  Maybe I'm just spoiled with python lately, but I don't even see the imperative workaround for this anymore.  What is the suggested alternative for this pattern in Octave?

Cheers,
Carver

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