methods (MATLAB Functions)

Display information on class methods

Syntax

m = methods('classname')
m = methods('object')
m = methods(..., '-full')

Description

m = methods('classname') returns, in a cell array of strings, the names of all methods for the MATLAB, COM, or Java class classname.

m = methods('object') returns the names of all methods for the MATLAB, COM, or Java class of which object is an instance.

m = methods(..., '-full') returns the full description of the methods defined for the class, including inheritance information and, for COM and Java methods, attributes and signatures. For any overloaded method, the returned array includes a description of each of its signatures.

For MATLAB classes, inheritance information is returned only if that class has been instantiated.

Examples

List the methods of MATLAB class stock:

m = methods('stock')
m = 
    'display'
    'get'
    'set'
    'stock'
    'subsasgn'
    'subsref'

Create a MathWorks sample COM control and list its methods:

h = actxcontrol('mwsamp.mwsampctrl.1', [0 0 200 200]);
methods(h)

Methods for class com.mwsamp.mwsampctrl.1:

AboutBox          GetR8Array        SetR8             move
Beep              GetR8Vector       SetR8Array        propedit
FireClickEvent    GetVariantArray   SetR8Vector       release
GetBSTR           GetVariantVector  addproperty       save
GetBSTRArray      Redraw            delete            send
GetI4             SetBSTR           deleteproperty    set
GetI4Array        SetBSTRArray      events
GetI4Vector       SetI4             get
GetIDispatch      SetI4Array        invoke
GetR8             SetI4Vector       load

Display a full description of all methods on Java object java.awt.Dimension:

methods java.awt.Dimension -full

Dimension(java.awt.Dimension)
Dimension(int,int)
Dimension()
void wait() throws java.lang.InterruptedException
   % Inherited from java.lang.Object
void wait(long,int) throws java.lang.InterruptedException
   % Inherited from java.lang.Object
void wait(long) throws java.lang.InterruptedException
   % Inherited from java.lang.Object
java.lang.Class getClass()  % Inherited from java.lang.Object
            .
            .

See Also

methodsview, invoke, ismethod, help, what, which

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