MATLAB Object-Oriented Programming

Attribute Name Class Description

InferiorClasses meta.class

object or cell

array of

meta.class

objects

Use this attribute to establish a precedence relationship

among classes. Specify a cell array of meta.class objects

using the? operator.

The fundamental classes are always inferior to user-defined

classes and do not show up in this list.

See “Class Precedence” on page 6-23 and “Dominant

Argument in Overloaded Graphics Functions” on page 9-49.

Sealed logical

(default =

false)

If true, this class cannot be subclassed.

Framework attributes Classes that use certain framework base classes have framework-specific

attributes. See the documentation for the specific base class you are using

for information on these attributes.

Specifying Attributes

Attributes are specified for class members in the classdef, properties, methods, and

events definition blocks. The particular attribute setting applies to all members defined

within that particular block. You can use multiple properties, methods, and events

definition blocks. to apply different attribute setting to different class members.

Superclass Attribute Values Are Not Inherited

Class attributes settings are not inherited, so superclass attribute values do not affect

subclasses.

Attribute Syntax

Specify class attribute values in parentheses, separating each attribute name/attribute

value pair with a comma. The attribute list always follows the classdef or class member

keyword, as shown:

classdef (attribute-name = expression, ...) ClassName

properties (attribute-name = expression, ...)

...

end

6 Defining and Organizing Classes