Type (External Interfaces)

Indicate the object type

Description

Type indicates the type of the object. Type is automatically defined after the serial port object is created with the serial function. The Type value is always serial.

Characteristics

Read only
Always

Data type
String

Read only	Always
Data type	String

Values

Type is always serial. This value is automatically defined when the serial port object is created.

Example

Suppose you create a serial port object associated with the serial port COM1.

```
s = serial('COM1');
```

The value of the Type property is serial, which is the object class.

```
s.Type
ans =
serial
```

You can also display the object class with the whos command.

Name      Size         Bytes  Class

  s         1x1            644  serial object

Grand total is 18 elements using 644 bytes

See Also

Functions

serial

TransferStatus UserData