def get(self, name):
        """Get variable `name` from MATLAB workspace.

        Parameters
        ----------
        name : str
            Name of the variable in MATLAB workspace.

        Returns
        -------
        array_like
            Value of the variable `name`.

        """
        pm = self._libeng.engGetVariable(self._ep, name)

        out = mxarray_to_ndarray(self._libmx, pm)


        self._libmx.mxDestroyArray(pm)

        return out