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=== Supported Features ===


=== Not Supported ===
==== Properties ====


* '''enumeration'''
Classdef properties are supported but not all attributes are implemented.


See {{bug|44582}} and help implementing it.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| 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.
|}


==== Methods ====


* '''build-in class as superclass'''
Classdef methods are supported but not all attributes are fully implemented.
<source lang="octave">
classdef nonsense < uint32


end
{| class="wikitable"
</source>
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Attribute
! Support
! Notes
|-
|Abstract
|Partial
|See bug report {{bug|51377}}
|-
|Access
|Yes
|
|-
|Hidden
|Yes
|
|-
|Sealed
|Yes
|
|-
|Static
|Yes
|
|}


=== Features that are not implemented ===


* '''[http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_oop/redefining-concatenation-for-your-class.html concatenating objects] into [http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_oop/initialize-object-arrays.html array of objects].'''
==== [https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/enumeration-classes.html enumeration] ====


Example:
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 {{bug|44582}}.
<source lang="octave">
classdef MyClass < handle
end


c = MyClass();
==== [https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_oop/learning-to-use-events-and-listeners.html events and listeners] ====
cc = [c, c];  % won't work
</source>


For now you can use a cell-array of objects instead:
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 {{bug|56194}}.
<source lang="octave">
cc = {c, c};  % ok
</source>


==== [https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_oop/property-validator-functions.html Property Validation Functions] ====


* '''[http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_oop/mutable-and-immutable-properties.html Immutable property] set access.'''
=== Open Bug Reports for Other Issues ===
Example:
<source lang="octave">
classdef MyClass < handle
    properties (SetAccess = immutable)
        x
    end
    methods
        function obj = MyClass()
            x = rand();
        end
    end
end
</source>


Use "private" properties as workaround.
==== Issues with basic classdef functionality ====


* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?51659 51659] Calling 'methods' on self causes syntax error
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?48682 48682] print_usage fails within classdef block
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49434 49434] which returns "built-in function" for classdef m-file
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?48041 48041] classdef: `help myclass` messes up `help @myclass/method`
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?43047 43047] help() does not see classdef files
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?42620 42620] exist() does not use "class" argument
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?53874 53874] doc_cache_create doesnt handle classdef documentation
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52096 52096] meta.class.fromName throws error when class name not found.
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?48693 48693] classdef subsref method is not called with correct nargout value
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?56006 56006] Object indexing: obj(1).property(end+1:n) - end is interpreted wrong
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?55983 55983] 'x(ix) = []' deletion syntax does not work for objects
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?55976 55976] cat, repmat, and reshape don't work for classdef objects
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?55961 55961] properties function does not preserve order
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?55768 55768] display of classdef object should not show private or protected properties
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?55766 55766] properties function should not return Hidden properties
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?55746 55746] interpreter fails to instantiate classdef with classdef properties
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52582 52582] using static method to initialize property value fails
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45833 45833] support load/save of classdef objects


* '''Function handles to package methods and static class methods.'''
==== Classdef and +package directories ====
For example if we have <code>+mypackage/myfunc.m</code>, creating a function handle as <code>fh = @mypackage.myfunc</code> won't work.
As a workaround, we can create an indirection using an anonymous function <code>fh = @(varargin) mypackage.myfunc(varargin{:})</code>.
Similarly for static class methods where <code>fh = @MyClass.myfunc</code> isn't yet supported. Another workaround for package function handles is to use <code>str2func</code>, e.g. <code>fh = str2func ("mypackage.myfunc")</code>.


A fuller example is also given below:
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?54941 54941] interpreter cannot find methods in files of classdefs in packages
<source lang="octave">
classdef method_function_handle_test


%  properties
==== Arrays of classdef objects ====
%  end
 
  properties (Hidden, SetAccess = protected)
    hfoo = [];% handle to function
  end
 
  methods
 
    function self = method_function_handle_test ()
      self.hfoo = @foo;   
    end
   
    function bar (self)
        self.hfoo (self);
    end


  end
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44665 44665] error in concatenation of classdef objects
 
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?53906 53906] Cannot make an object array with square brackets
  methods (Hidden, Access = protected)
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47755 47755] Access to object arrays
    function foo (self)
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47241 47241] classdef: assigning property of handle object in object array constructs new object
      disp ('hello!');
    end
  end


end
==== Debugger (fixes for these are in progress) ====
</source>
Then running:
<source lang="text">
>> x = method_function_handle_test
error: @foo: no function and no method found
error: called from
    method_function_handle_test at line 17 column 17
stopped in <****>/scratch/mfiles/octave_tests/method_function_handle_test.m at line 17
17:      self.hfoo = @foo;
</source>


* [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


* '''Defining [http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_oop/specifying-methods-and-functions.html#br2la89 local functions] in the same classdef-file is not working.'''
==== Lower-priority issues ====
For example, the following code gives a syntax/parse error:
<source lang="octave">
classdef MyClass
    methods
        function obj = MyClass()
            myfunc()
        end
    end
end


function myfunc()
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?55488 55488] Invalid use of colon char as classdef function's argument when subsref is overwritten
    disp('myfunc')
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?54966 54966] Error when assigning array to an object implementing subsasgn() subscripted using "{}"
end
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?54028 54028] copy of non-handle class instance is not deep
</source>
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?53811 53811] cellfun does not find overloaded function with function name argument
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52989 52989] classdef: missing error messages on multiply defined properties
* <strike>[https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52614 52614] setting properties of classdef object during construction with inheritance</strike>
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52582 52582] Dependent constant properties in classdef errors: no such file
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52123 52123] Indirect memory leak in cdef_manager::initialize ()
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?51285 51285] max_recursion_depth error in classdef constructor
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50395 50395] subclassing a class that is also defined as a variable fails
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50011 50011] failure to report error on conflicting methods for classdef
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49379 49379] classdef constructor: .argn. loses first argument, inputname(n) returns inputname(n+1)
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?55810 55810] sizeof() and whos() returns 0 bytes for classdef objects
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?45893 45893] classdef properties are not reloaded when file is updated
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44643 44643] classdef handle object can go into an recursive loop with isequal(obj1,obj2) if both are self-referential
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?55755 55755] mxGetProperty does not work with properties marked as Dependent
* [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/?44035 44035] unable to subclass built-in types


* '''debugging in classdef methods (and +package directory functions)'''
==== Documentation ====


Breakpoints cannot currently be set in classdef methods from the gui, but only from the command line:
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50729 50729] Improve OOP documentation
<source lang="octave">
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?47908 47908] Octave:classdef-to-struct not documented in warning_ids.m
dbstop @aclass\amethod
* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44590 44590] More documentation for the current status of classdef implementation
</source>


=== Supported ===
=== Classdef examples in the wild ===
 
* methods
** static
** private
 
* properties
** SetAccess (public/private/protected)
 
==== Classdef examples in the wild ====


* http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/file/tip/scripts/general/inputParser.m
* http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/file/tip/scripts/general/inputParser.m
* http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/file/tip/scripts/%2Bcontainers/Map.m
* https://github.com/markuman/go-redis
* https://github.com/markuman/go-redis
* https://github.com/PetrKryslUCSD/FinEALE
* https://github.com/PetrKryslUCSD/FinEALE

Revision as of 06:30, 18 January 2020

Supported Features

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.

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

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.

Property Validation Functions

Open Bug Reports for Other Issues

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
  • 45833 support load/save of classdef objects

Classdef and +package directories

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

Arrays of classdef objects

  • 44665 error in concatenation of classdef objects
  • 53906 Cannot make an object array with square brackets
  • 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)
  • 44035 unable to subclass built-in types

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