Stop matlabFunction converting operators to element-wise operators

How do I stop matlabFunction converting operators to element-wise operators when forming a function handle from a symbolic expression? For example with mtimes and times, or mpower and power.

syms x y;
fh = matlabFunction(mpower(x, y))

fh = function_handle with value:
    @(x,y)x.^y

This is particularly annoying when wanting to use the function handle on classes which have the operator defined, but not the element-wise operator. For example, a transfer function:

% this works 
tf('s')^3

ans =
 
  s^3
 
Continuous-time transfer function.

% this does not
fh(tf('s'), 3)

Operator '.^' is not supported for operands of type 'tf'.

Error in symengine>@(x,y)x.^y

This also has become a problem using the 'realp' and 'genmat' classes. I have had to define the element-wise operators in the classes myself, but surely this cannot be the optimal solution.

Answer 1

[Matt J]

Perhaps as follows?

syms x y;
str = func2str( matlabFunction(mpower(x, y)) );

str(str=='.')='';

fh=str2func(str)

fh = function_handle with value:
    @(x,y)x^y