The paper discusses the MATLAB framework development that includes both discussions and example code. The example code forms the basis of every class implementation. Due to its ultimate importance, the example code needs to be compact and efficient. In most of the example code, the desire for efficiency pushes the code syntax into the realm of advanced coding techniques. The discussions around each example include a brief explanation of the syntax. Many MATLAB references focus exclusively on language syntax. The discussions around each example also provide an in-depth explanation of the object-oriented aspects. The object-oriented discussions are the central focus because there is no other comprehensive reference source.

Chapter Contents:

• 3.1 Members
• 3.2 Accessors and Mutators
• 3.2.1 A Short Side Trip to Examine Encapsulation
• 3.2.1.1 cShape Variables
• 3.2.2 cShape Members
• 3.2.2.1 cShape Private Member Variables
• 3.2.2.2 cShape Public Interface
• 3.2.3 A Short Side Trip to Examine Function Search Priority
• 3.2.4 Example Code: Accessors and Mutators, Round 1
• 3.2.4.1 Constructor
• 3.2.4.2 Accessors
• 3.2.4.3 Mutators
• 3.2.4.4 Combining an Accessor and a Mutator
• 3.2.4.5 Member Functions
• 3.2.5 Standardization
• 3.3 The Test Drive
• 3.4 Summary
• 3.5 Independent Investigations

Inspec keywords: object-oriented methods

Other keywords: MATLAB member variable; language syntax; coding technique; MATLAB framework development; MATLAB references; object-oriented discussion; example code; MATLAB member function

Subjects: Object-oriented programming