MATLAB Object-Oriented Programming

Technique How to Use in MATLAB

Named constants See “Define Class Properties with Constant Values” on page
15-2 and “Named Values” on page 14-2

Enumerations “Define Enumeration Classes” on page 14-5

Static methods “Static Methods” on page 9-32

Static properties Not supported. See persistent variables. For the
equivalent of Java static final or C++ static const
properties, use Constant properties. See “Define Class
Properties with Constant Values” on page 15-2

For mutable static data, see “Static Data” on page 4-2

Constructor “Class Constructor Methods” on page 9-21

Copy constructor No direct equivalent

Reference/reference
classes

“Comparison of Handle and Value Classes” on page 7-2

Abstract class/Interface “Abstract Classes” on page 12-91

Garbage collection “Object Lifecycle” on page 7-20

Instance properties “Dynamic Properties — Adding Properties to an Instance” on
page 8-69

Importing classes “Import Classes” on page 6-30

Events and Listeners “Event and Listener Concepts” on page 11-14

Comparison of MATLAB and Other OO Languages