I am having some problems with writing an output function for genetic algorithm in

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Asked: June 15, 20262026-06-15T07:53:20+00:00 2026-06-15T07:53:20+00:00

I am having some problems with writing an output function for genetic algorithm in Matlab global optimization toolbox.

I want to create a function that stores all state.Population (each individual) of each generation.

Here is what i know:

Output functions are functions that the genetic algorithm calls at each generation.

The output function has the following calling syntax.

[state,options,optchanged] = myfun(options,state,flag,interval)

Where state contains useful data of the current generation.

Here is what i’ve tried:

Create a function with a different output than [state,options,optchanged]. The output is a global matrix that stores every state.Population

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-15T07:53:21+00:00

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The recommended way to do this would be to use a nested output function like in the example here: http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/math/output-functions.html#bsgpq6q-31

Note that this example uses the calling syntax for an fminsearch output function, so you’d need to update it for a ga output function.

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