MATLAB Function Reference

methods

Display method names

Syntax

• m = methods('classname')
  m = methods('object')
  m = methods(..., '-full')
  

Description

m = methods('classname') returns, in a cell array of strings, the names of all methods for the MATLAB, COM, or Java class, classname.

m = methods('object') returns the names of all methods for the MATLAB, COM, or Java class of which object is an instance.

m = methods(..., '-full') returns the full description of the methods defined for the class, including inheritance information and, for COM and Java methods, attributes and signatures. For any overloaded method, the returned array includes a description of each of its signatures.

For MATLAB classes, inheritance information is returned only if that class has been instantiated.

Examples

List the methods of MATLAB class, stock:

• m = methods('stock')
  m = 
      'display'
      'get'
      'set'
      'stock'
      'subsasgn'
      'subsref'
  

Create a MathWorks sample COM control and list its methods:

• h = actxcontrol('mwsamp.mwsampctrl.1', [0 0 200 200]);
  methods(h)
  
  Methods for class com.mwsamp.mwsampctrl.1:
  
  AboutBox          GetR8Array        SetR8             move
  Beep              GetR8Vector       SetR8Array        propedit
  FireClickEvent    GetVariantArray   SetR8Vector       release
  GetBSTR           GetVariantVector  addproperty       save
  GetBSTRArray      Redraw            delete            send
  GetI4             SetBSTR           deleteproperty    set
  GetI4Array        SetBSTRArray      events
  GetI4Vector       SetI4             get
  GetIDispatch      SetI4Array        invoke
  GetR8             SetI4Vector       load
  

Display a full description of all methods on Java object, java.awt.Dimension:

• methods java.awt.Dimension -full
  
  Dimension(java.awt.Dimension)
  Dimension(int,int)
  Dimension()
  void wait() throws java.lang.InterruptedException
     % Inherited from java.lang.Object
  void wait(long,int) throws java.lang.InterruptedException
     % Inherited from java.lang.Object
  void wait(long) throws java.lang.InterruptedException
     % Inherited from java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Class getClass()  % Inherited from java.lang.Object
              .
              .
  

See Also

methodsview, invoke, ismethod, help, what, which

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