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properties - Class property names

Syntax

properties('classname')
properties(obj)
p = properties(...)

Description

properties('classname') displays the names of the public properties for the MATLAB class named by classname. The properties function also displays inherited properties.

properties(obj) obj can be either a scalar object or an array of objects. When obj is scalar, properties also returns dynamic properties. See Dynamic Properties — Adding Properties to an Instance for information on using dynamic properties.

p = properties(...) returns the property names in a cell array of strings.

Definitions

A property is public when its GetAccess attribute value is public and its Hidden attribute value is false (default values for these attributes). See Property Attributes for a complete list of attributes.

properties is also a MATLAB class-definition keyword. See classdef for more information on class definition keywords.

Examples

Retrieve the names of the public properties of class memmapfile and store the result in a cell array of strings:

p = properties('memmapfile');
p
ans = 

    'writable'
    'offset'
    'format'
    'repeat'
    'filename'

Construct an instance of the MException class and get its properties names:

me = MException('Msg:ID','MsgText');
properties(me)
Properties for class MException:

    identifier
    message
    cause
    stack

Alternatives

You can use the Workspace browser to browse current property values. See MATLAB Workspace for more information on using the Workspace browser.

See Also

events | fieldnames | methods

Tutorials

• Properties — Storing Class Data

propedit (COM)

propertyeditor

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