MATLAB Object-Oriented Programming

Customize Display of Scalar Objects

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“Objective” on page 18-32

“Design Of Custom Display” on page 18-32

“displayScalarObject Method Override” on page 18-33

“getPropertyGroups Override” on page 18-34

Objective

Customize the display of scalar objects.

Design Of Custom Display

NoteThis example uses the EmployeeInfo class described in the “Class with Default

Object Display” on page 18-14 section.

The objective of this customized display is to:

• Modify the header to include the department name obtained from the Department
  property


• Group properties into two categories titled Public Info and Personal Info.


• Modify which properties are displayed


• Modify the values displayed for Personal Info category


• Use the default displayed for nonscalar objects, including empty arrays, and scalar
  deleted handles

For example, here is the customized display of an object of the EmployeeInfo class.

Emp123 =

EmployeeInfo Dept: Product Development

Public Info

Name: 'Bill Tork'

JobTitle: 'Software Engineer'

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