Programming

Java Classes

MATLAB provides an interface to the Java programming language that enables you to create objects from Java classes and call Java methods on these objects. A Java class is a MATLAB data type. Native and third-party classes are already available through the MATLAB interface. You can also create your own Java class definitions and bring them into MATLAB.

The MATLAB Java interface enables you to

• Access Java API (application programming interface) class packages that support essential activities such as I/O and networking
• Access third-party Java classes
• Easily construct Java objects in MATLAB
• Call Java object methods, using either Java or MATLAB syntax
• Pass data between MATLAB variables and Java objects

Read more about Java classes in MATLAB in Calling Java from MATLAB in the MATLAB External Interfaces documentation.

MATLAB Classes

Basic Program Components

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