IS_SYMLINK is path a symbolic link

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function [i, b] = is_symlink(file, backend)
if nargin < 2
  backend = ["native", "java", "python", "dotnet", "sys"];
else
  backend = string(backend);
end

i = logical.empty;

for b = backend
  switch b
    case "java"
      i = stdlib.java.is_symlink(file);
    case "native"
      i = stdlib.native.is_symlink(file);
    case "dotnet"
      i = stdlib.dotnet.is_symlink(file);
    case "python"
      if stdlib.matlabOlderThan('R2022a'), continue, end
      i = stdlib.python.is_symlink(file);
    case "sys"
      i = stdlib.sys.is_symlink(file);
    otherwise
      error("stdlib:is_symlink:ValueError", "Unknown backend: %s", b)
  end

  if ~isempty(i)
    return
  end
end

end

Published with MATLAB® R2025a