MATLAB Object-Oriented Programming

definitions, package-scoped functions, and other packages. A package folder defines a

new name space in which you can reuse class names. Use the package name to refer to

classes and functions defined in package folders (for example,

packagefld1.ClassNameA(), packagefld2.packageFunction()).

pathfolder

ClassNameB.m

+packagefld1

+packagefld2

ClassNameA.m Contains classdef

@ClassNameA

classMethod.m Class method in separate !le

Contains entire class de!nition

ClassNameB.m

De!nes a new name space

packageFunction.m

ClassNameA.m

See Also

More About

• “Folders Containing Class Definitions” on page 6-17


• “Packages Create Namespaces” on page 6-25


• “Methods in Separate Files” on page 9-11

5 Class Definition—Syntax Reference