Is it possible define more than one class constructor in Matlab? If yes, how?
Each class has one constructor. However ... the constructor can accept any number and type of arguments, including those based on varargin
.
So, to provide the option of a default third argument in Java you could write something like this (examples based on java documentation):
public Bicycle(int startCadence, int startSpeed, int startGear) {
gear = startGear;
cadence = startCadence;
speed = startSpeed;
}
public Bicycle(int startCadence, int startSpeed) {
gear = 1;
cadence = startCadence;
speed = startSpeed;
}
In Matlab you could write
classdef Bicycle < handle
properties (Access=public)
gear
cadence
speed
end
methods (Access = public)
function self = Bicycle(varargin)
if nargin>2
self.gear = varargin{3};
else
self.gear = 1;
end
self.cadence = varargin{1};
self.speed = varargin{2};
end
end
end