MATLAB Object-Oriented Programming

Additional Considerations .......................... 13-17

Basic saveobj and loadobj Pattern..................... 13-19

Using saveobj and loadobj......................... 13-19

Handle Load Problems............................ 13-20

Maintain Class Compatibility......................... 13-23

Rename Property................................ 13-23

Update Property When Loading..................... 13-25

Maintaining Compatible Versions of a Class............ 13-26

Version 2 of the PhoneBookEntry Class ................ 13-27

Initialize Objects When Loading...................... 13-30

Calling Constructor When Loading Objects ............. 13-30

Initializing Objects in the loadobj Method.............. 13-30

Save and Load Objects from Class Hierarchies........... 13-33

Saving and Loading Subclass Objects................. 13-33

Reconstruct the Subclass Object from a Saved struct..... 13-33

Restore Listeners................................... 13-36

Create Listener with loadobj........................ 13-36

Use Transient Property to Load Listener............... 13-36

Using the BankAccount and AccountManager Classes.... 13-38

Enumerations

14

Named Values ...................................... 14-2

Kinds of Predefined Names.......................... 14-2

Techniques for Defining Enumerations................. 14-3

Define Enumeration Classes........................... 14-5

Enumeration Class................................ 14-5

Construct an Enumeration Member................... 14-5

Convert to Superclass Value......................... 14-6

Define Methods in Enumeration Classes................ 14-7

Define Properties in Enumeration Classes............... 14-7

Enumeration Class Constructor Calling Sequence......... 14-8

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