MATLAB Object-Oriented Programming

Customize Display of Object Arrays .................... 18-37

Objective ...................................... 18-37

Design of Custom Display.......................... 18-37

The displayNonScalarObject Override................ 18-38

The displayEmptyObject Override.................... 18-39

Overloading the disp Function........................ 18-42

Display Methods ................................. 18-42

Overloaded disp ................................. 18-42

Relationship Between disp and display ................ 18-42

Defining Custom Data Types

19

Representing Polynomials with Classes .................. 19-2

Object Requirements.............................. 19-2

DocPolynom Class Members......................... 19-2

DocPolynom Class Synopsis......................... 19-4

The DocPolynom Constructor....................... 19-13

Remove Irrelevant Coefficients...................... 19-14

Convert DocPolynom Objects to Other Types........... 19-15

Overload disp for DocPolynom...................... 19-17

Display Evaluated Expression....................... 19-18

Redefine Indexed Reference........................ 19-19

Define Arithmetic Operators........................ 19-21

Designing Related Classes

20

A Class Hierarchy for Heterogeneous Arrays ............. 20-2

Interfaces Based on Heterogeneous Arrays.............. 20-2

Define Heterogeneous Hierarchy..................... 20-2

Assets Class ..................................... 20-5

Stocks Class ..................................... 20-7

Bonds Class ..................................... 20-9

Cash Class..................................... 20-10

Default Object .................................. 20-12

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