The current point and function value are the first two outputs of all Optimization Toolbox™ solvers.
The current point is the final point in the solver iterations. It is the best point the solver found in its run.
If you call a solver without assigning a value to
the output, the default output, ans
, is the current
point.
The function value is the value of the objective function at the current point.
The function value for least-squares solvers is the sum of squares, also known as the residual norm.
fgoalattain
, fminimax
,
and fsolve
return a vector function value.
Sometimes fval
or Fval
denotes
function value.