MATLAB Object-Oriented Programming

Values of the Indexing Structure ..................... 17-23

Typical Patterns for Indexing Methods ................ 17-23

Indexed Reference .................................. 17-28

How Indexed Reference Works...................... 17-28

Compound Indexed References...................... 17-29

Indexed Assignment................................ 17-31

How Indexed Assignment Works..................... 17-31

Indexed Assignment to Objects...................... 17-33

Compound Indexed Assignments.................... 17-33

end as Object Index................................. 17-35

Define end Indexing for an Object.................... 17-35

The end Method................................. 17-36

Objects in Index Expressions ......................... 17-37

Objects Indexes................................. 17-37

Ways to Implement Objects as Indices................ 17-37

subsindex Implementation......................... 17-37

Class with Modified Indexing......................... 17-39

How to Modify Class Indexing ...................... 17-39

Class Description................................ 17-39

Specialize Subscripted Reference — subsref............ 17-40

Specialize Subscripted Assignment — subsasgn......... 17-42

Implement Addition for Object Data — double and plus... 17-43

MyDataClass.m................................. 17-44

Operator Overloading............................... 17-47

Why Overload Operators .......................... 17-47

How to Define Operators.......................... 17-47

Sample Implementation — Addable Objects............ 17-48

MATLAB Operators and Associated Functions........... 17-50

Customizing Object Display

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Custom Display Interface............................. 18-2

Default Object Display............................. 18-2

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