Clone Handle Object - using MATLAB OOP

Version 1.2.0.1 (4.95 KB) by Bobby Nedelkovski
How to clone an object (deep copy) which inherits reference behaviour from the 'handle' class.
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The motivation for this demo is that if you have an instance (say 'a') of a custom class that subclasses 'handle', then the command 'b = a;' will produce another reference 'b' to the same object as initially referenced by 'a', effectively creating a 'shallow' copy of the object.
The link to this demo contains a test class which contains the code necessary to produce a clone or 'deep' copy of its instance by way of a method and alternatively, through its constructor.

A test script is provided to demonstrate the cloning of instances of the test class.

Written by Sam Oliver & Bobby Nedelkovski
The MathWorks Australia Pty Ltd
Copyright 2009, The MathWorks, Inc.

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Bobby Nedelkovski (2024). Clone Handle Object - using MATLAB OOP (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/22965-clone-handle-object-using-matlab-oop), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Version Published Release Notes
1.2.0.1

Updated license
1.2.0.0

Added copyright protection to Description field and associated files . Verified this item works with MATLAB R2009b.
1.1.0.0

This demo has been updated to use Dynamic Expressions when copying properties of an object.
1.0.0.0