The VALUE function assigns values by indirect reference. The function takes the name of a matrix and returns the value of that matrix.

For example, the following statements find that the value of the argument is , then look up and copy the value 1 2 3 to :

   a={1 2 3};
   b="A";
   c=value(b);

Here is the resulting output:

                C             1 row       3 cols    (numeric)

                                1         2         3