Is it possible to create function handles to constructors of a class using STR2FUNC?

I am trying to create a function handle to the constructor of a class, 'linegraph', which resides in a package called 'graphics'.

import graphics.*

fHandle = @linegraph

fHandle2 = str2func('linegraph')

The latter function handle is not constructed appropriately. However, if I specify the fully qualified method name, it works fine.

fHandle = str2func('graphics.linegraph')

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

The ability to create function handles to class constructors, defined inside packages is not available in MATLAB 7.9 (R2009b).

The only workaround is to use fully qualified method names.