The MATLAB Report Generator's report generation API supports creation of finders that search data containers for specified objects and return the results in reportable form. Finders allow you to separate search logic from report logic in your report generators. Finders also promote reuse of search logic, thereby speeding development of report generators. This example shows how to develop and use a finder to generate a report.

Illustrates a functional approach to creating a report generator based on the DOM API. It uses the DOM API to create a MATLAB function, rptmagic, that generates a PDF, HTML, or a Microsoft Word report on a specified set of magic squares.

Illustrates an object-oriented approach to creating a report generator based on the DOM API. It uses the DOM API to create pair of MATLAB classes, MagicSquareReport and MagicSquareChapter, that generate a PDF, Microsoft Word, or HTML report on a set of magic squares.

The DOM API supports, but does not require, use of templates to generate reports. As this example illustrates, you can use the API to create scripts that generate and format content without the use of templates. The price you pay is a script that is less efficient and maintainable than it would be if it uses templates.