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=== Open Bug Reports for Issues not Described Above ===
=== Open Bug Reports for Issues not Described Above ===


Issues with basic classdef functionality
==== Issues with basic classdef functionality ====


* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?51659 51659] Calling 'methods' on self causes syntax error
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?51659 51659] Calling 'methods' on self causes syntax error
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* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52582 52582] using static method to initialize property value fails
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52582 52582] using static method to initialize property value fails


Classdef and +package directories
==== Classdef and +package directories ====


* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?54941 54941] interpreter cannot find methods in files of classdefs in packages
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?54941 54941] interpreter cannot find methods in files of classdefs in packages


Arrays of classdef objects
==== Arrays of classdef objects ====


* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47755 47755] Access to object arrays
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47755 47755] Access to object arrays
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47241 47241] classdef: assigning property of handle object in object array constructs new object
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47241 47241] classdef: assigning property of handle object in object array constructs new object


Debugger (fixes for these are in progress)
==== Debugger (fixes for these are in progress) ====


* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46451 46451] unable to set breakpoints within classdef classes
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46451 46451] unable to set breakpoints within classdef classes
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45404 45404] Breakpoints cannot be set in classdef methods or +package function files
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45404 45404] Breakpoints cannot be set in classdef methods or +package function files


Lower-priority issues
==== Lower-priority issues ====


* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?55488 55488] Invalid use of colon char as classdef function's argument when subsref is overwritten
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?55488 55488] Invalid use of colon char as classdef function's argument when subsref is overwritten
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* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?55767 55767] classdef property should not be the same as classdef name (at least for Matlab compatibility)
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?55767 55767] classdef property should not be the same as classdef name (at least for Matlab compatibility)


Documentation
==== Documentation ====


* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50729 50729] Improve OOP documentation
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50729 50729] Improve OOP documentation

Revision as of 12:14, 25 April 2019

Features that are not implemented

enumeration

Octave should be able to parse the enumeration section of a classdef definition but nothing is done with it. Progress on this feature is tracked in bug report #44582.

events and listeners

Octave should be able to parse the events section of a classdef definition but nothing is done with it. Progress on this feature is tracked in bug report #56194.

built-in class as superclass

Octave does not allow subclassing built-in classes. In Matlab, classdef objects may subclass built-in integer, floating point, and logical types. For example,

classdef nonsense < uint32
  ...
end

does not work.

Progress on this feature is tracked in bug report #44035.

concatenation of classdef objects

Octave does not support concatenation of classdef objects to create classdef array objects.

Example:

classdef MyClass < handle
end

c = MyClass();
cc = [c, c];   % won't work

For now you can use a cell-array of objects instead:

cc = {c, c};   % ok

Progress on this feature is tracked in bug reports #44665 and #53906.

Saving and loading classdef objects

Saving and loading classdef objects is not supported.

Progress on this feature is tracked in bug report #45833

Supported

Methods

Classdef methods are supported but not all attributes are fully implemented.

Attribute Support Notes
Abstract Partial See bug report #51377
Access Yes
Hidden Yes
Sealed Yes
Static Yes

Properties

Classdef properties are supported but not all attributes are implemented.

Attribute Support Notes
AbortSet No Property does not exist.
Abstract Yes
Access Partial
Constant Yes
Dependent Partial
GetAccess Partial
GetObservable No Property exists but is not used. Requires events and listeners to be implemented in order to work properly.
Hidden Yes
NonCopyable No Property does not exist.
SetAccess Partial
SetObservable No Property exists but is not used. Requires events and listeners to be implemented in order to work properly.
Transient No Property exists but is not used.

Open Bug Reports for Issues not Described Above

Issues with basic classdef functionality

  • 51659 Calling 'methods' on self causes syntax error
  • 48682 print_usage fails within classdef block
  • 49434 which returns "built-in function" for classdef m-file
  • 48041 classdef: `help myclass` messes up `help @myclass/method`
  • 43047 help() does not see classdef files
  • 42620 exist() does not use "class" argument
  • 53874 doc_cache_create doesnt handle classdef documentation
  • 52096 meta.class.fromName throws error when class name not found.
  • 48693 classdef subsref method is not called with correct nargout value
  • 56006 Object indexing: obj(1).property(end+1:n) - end is interpreted wrong
  • 55983 'x(ix) = []' deletion syntax does not work for objects
  • 55976 cat, repmat, and reshape don't work for classdef objects
  • 55961 properties function does not preserve order
  • 55768 display of classdef object should not show private or protected properties
  • 55766 properties function should not return Hidden properties
  • 55746 interpreter fails to instantiate classdef with classdef properties
  • 52582 using static method to initialize property value fails

Classdef and +package directories

  • 54941 interpreter cannot find methods in files of classdefs in packages

Arrays of classdef objects

  • 47755 Access to object arrays
  • 47241 classdef: assigning property of handle object in object array constructs new object

Debugger (fixes for these are in progress)

  • 46451 unable to set breakpoints within classdef classes
  • 45404 Breakpoints cannot be set in classdef methods or +package function files

Lower-priority issues

  • 55488 Invalid use of colon char as classdef function's argument when subsref is overwritten
  • 54966 Error when assigning array to an object implementing subsasgn() subscripted using "{}"
  • 54028 copy of non-handle class instance is not deep
  • 53811 cellfun does not find overloaded function with function name argument
  • 52989 classdef: missing error messages on multiply defined properties
  • 52614 setting properties of classdef object during construction with inheritance
  • 52582 Dependent constant properties in classdef errors: no such file
  • 52123 Indirect memory leak in cdef_manager::initialize ()
  • 51285 max_recursion_depth error in classdef constructor
  • 50395 subclassing a class that is also defined as a variable fails
  • 50011 failure to report error on conflicting methods for classdef
  • 49379 classdef constructor: .argn. loses first argument, inputname(n) returns inputname(n+1)
  • 55810 sizeof() and whos() returns 0 bytes for classdef objects
  • 45893 classdef properties are not reloaded when file is updated
  • 44643 classdef handle object can go into an recursive loop with isequal(obj1,obj2) if both are self-referential
  • 55755 mxGetProperty does not work with properties marked as Dependent
  • 55767 classdef property should not be the same as classdef name (at least for Matlab compatibility)

Documentation

  • 50729 Improve OOP documentation
  • 47908 Octave:classdef-to-struct not documented in warning_ids.m
  • 44590 More documentation for the current status of classdef implementation

Classdef examples in the wild