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Specifying Precedence of User-Defined Classes

You can specify the relative precedence of user-defined classes by calling the inferiorto or superiorto function in the class constructor.

The inferiorto function places a class below other classes in the precedence hierarchy. The calling syntax for the inferiorto function is

You can specify multiple classes in the argument list, placing the class below many other classes in the hierarchy.

Similarly, the superiorto function places a class above other classes in the precedence hierarchy. The calling syntax for the superiorto function is

Location in the Hierarchy

If objectA is above objectB in the precedence hierarchy, then the expression

calls @classA/plus.m. Conversely, if objectB is above objectA in the precedence hierarchy, then MATLAB calls @classB/plus.m.

See How MATLAB Determines Which Method to Call for related information.


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