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meta.method - `meta.method` class describes MATLAB class methods

Description

The meta.method class provides information about the methods of MATLAB classes. The read/write properties of the meta.method class correspond to method attributes and are specified only from within class definitions.

You can query the read-only properties of the meta.method object to obtain information that is specified syntactically by the class (for example, to obtain the name of the class defining a method).

Obtain a meta.method object from the meta.class Methods property, which contains a cell array of meta.method objects, one for each class method. For example:

mco = ?classname;
methodcell = mco.Methods;
methodcell{1}.Name; % name of first method

Use the metaclass function to obtain a meta.class object from a class instance:

mco = metaclass(obj);

Properties

Property	Purpose
`Abstract`	If `true`, the method has no implementation. The method has a syntax line that can include arguments, which subclasses use when implementing the method. Subclasses are not required to define the same number of input and output arguments. The method can have comments after the `function` line Does not contain `function` or `end` keywords, only the function syntax (e.g., `[a,b] = myMethod(x,y)`)
`Access` attribute, default = false	Determines what code can call this method. `public` — unrestricted access `protected` — access from methods in class or subclasses `private` — access by class methods only (not from subclasses)
`DefiningClass`	The `meta.class` object representing the class that defines this method.
`Description` read only	Currently not used
`DetailedDescription` read only	Currently not used
`Hidden` attribute, default = false	When `false`, the method name shows in the list of methods displayed using the `methods` or `methodsview` commands. If set to `true`, the method name is not included in these listings.
`Name` read only	Name of the method.
`Sealed` attribute, default = false	If `true`, the method cannot be redefined in a subclass. Attempting to define a method with the same name in a subclass causes an error.
`Static` attribute, default = false	Set to `true` to define a method that is not depend on an object of the class and does not require an object argument. You must use class name to call the method: `classname.methodname` See Static Methods

meta.method - meta.method class describes MATLAB class methods

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meta.method - `meta.method` class describes MATLAB class methods