MATLAB Object-Oriented Programming

Class Introspection with Metadata

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“Using Class Metadata” on page 16-5

“Inspect the EmployeeData Class” on page 16-5

“Metaclass EnumeratedValues Property” on page 16-8

Using Class Metadata

Use class metadata to get information about classes and objects programmatically. For

example, you can determine attribute values for class members or get a list of events

defined by the class. For basic information about metadata, see “Class Metadata” on page

16-2.

Inspect the EmployeeData Class

The EmployeeData class is a handle class with two properties, one of which has private

Access and defines a set access method.

classdef EmployeeData < handle

properties

EmployeeName

end

properties (Access = private)

EmployeeNumber

end

methods

function obj = EmployeeData(name,ss)

if nargin > 0

obj.EmployeeName = name;

obj.EmployeeNumber = ss;

end

end

function set.EmployeeName(obj,name)

if ischar(name)

obj.EmployeeName = name;

else

error('Employee name must be a char vector')

end

end

Class Introspection with Metadata