MATLAB Object-Oriented Programming

If your class implements an end method, ensure that it returns a value appropriate for the

class.

The end Method

The end method for the MyDataClass example (see “Class with Modified Indexing” on

page 17-39) operates on the contents of the Data property. The objective of this method

is to return a value that can replace end in any indexing expression, such as:

obj(4:end)

obj.Data(2,3:end)

This end method determines a positive integer value for end. The method returns the

value so that MATLAB can use it in the indexing expression.

function ind = end(obj,k,n)

szd = size(obj.Data);

if k < n

ind = szd(k);

else

ind = prod(szd(k:end));

end

end

See Also

Related Examples

• “Class with Modified Indexing” on page 17-39


• “Objects in Index Expressions” on page 17-37

17 Specialize Object Behavior