Evaluating multivariate functions with some arguments fixed

I have an anonymous multivariate function. Is it possible to f开发者_如何学Goind the value of the function by fixing one of the values?

Here is what I would like to happen:

>> f = @(a, b) a + b;
>> f(1, b) 

ans =

    1 + b

I understand that the input I gave above is syntactically invalid, since variables must contain values. Is there a way I can accomplish this through another Matlab tool?

Thanks.

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There are two ways you can accomplish this. Either, you get the symbolic toolbox, and declare b as a symbolic variable before evaluating f, or you create a new anonymous function like this:

g = @(b)f(1,b);