Can object properties be assigned in bulk without the need for a loop statement?

Please take a look at lines 15 to 17 of the following code, where a loop is used to copy two properties of an object to two properties of another object in bulk. Is there a vectorized approach to achieve this without the need for a loop statement?

classdef Ref < handle
    properties
        a
        b
    end
    methods
        function obj = Ref ()
            obj.a=rand(1);
            obj.b=rand(1);
        end
        function newobj=simpleClone(obj) % 简单克隆
            newobj = Ref ();
            metaobj = metaclass(obj ) ; %得至0 metaobj
            props = {metaobj.PropertyList.Name}; %得至G props 名字            
            for j = 1:length(props) % 遍历
                newobj.(props{j}) = obj.(props{j});                
            end
        end
    end
end

I've attempted the following methods, but none of them were successful.

obj=Ref();
obj.('a','b') %not work
obj.[a,b] %not work
eval('obj.a','obj.b') %not work
[obj2.a,obj2.b]=deal(obj1.a,obj1.b) %This method works but cannot be combined with the cell array of property names obtained from metaobj.PropertyList.Name.

Answer 1

[Matt J]

Is there a vectorized approach to achieve this without the need for a loop statement?

No, there isn't. Nor is there anything to be gained if there was, except to simplify syntax. There is no memory-contiguity for property data, so vectorization will not help with speed.

For abbreviating syntax, however, you can make your own utility function. Attached is what I use.