MATLAB Object-Oriented Programming

a(3) = BasicClass(7);

roundOff(a)

ans =

2.8000 0.8700 7.0000

Overload Functions

Classes can implement existing functionality, such as addition, by defining a method with

the same name as the existing MATLAB function. For example, suppose that you want to

add two BasicClass objects. It makes sense to add the values of the ObjectValue

properties of each object.

Here is an overload of the MATLAB plus function. It defines addition for this class as

adding the property values:

method

function r = plus(o1,o2)

r = [o1.Value] + [o2.Value];

end

end

By implementing a method called plus, you can use the “+” operator with objects of

BasicClass.

a = BasicClass(pi/3);

b = BasicClass(pi/4);

a + b

ans =

1.8326

Related Information

For information on overloading functions, see “Overload Functions in Class Definitions”

on page 9-34.

For information on overloading operators, see “Operator Overloading” on page 17-47.

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