Folders Structure in OOP in matlab

Hi,

I would like to ask you if it is possible to have a structure in matlab like the one below

mainpath/@fld1
mainpath/@fld1/fld1.m
mainpath/@fld1/@subfld11
mainpath/@fld1/@subfld11/subfld11.m
mainpath/@fld1/@subfld12/
mainpath/@fld1/@subfld12/subfld12.m
mainpath/@fld1/@subfld13/
mainpath/@fld1/@subfld13/subfld13.m
...

What I would like is to organize my code in such a way so that I could understand that subfld11 is part of fld1 (not subclass) and that fld1 (class) can use subfld11 methods/properties etc.

Thanks in advance

[Walter Roberson]

Hmmmm, maybe, but the '@' folder structure was the old style of OOP; you have more control with the newer style (which has been around since roughly 2009a I think it was.)

[Simeon]

What do you mean is the old way?What's the newer style?

Answer 1

[Simeon]

Thanks Daniel,

I thinks that the package is the most appropriate one. However the syntax of a class is much more convenient. I have to write the whole path in order to enter a subfolder.

mainpath/fld1
mainpath/fld1/fld1.m
mainpath/fld1/@subfld11
mainpath/fld1/@subfld11/subfld11.m
mainpath/fld1/subfld12/
mainpath/fld1/subfld12/subfld12.m
mainpath/fld1/subfld12/@subfld121
mainpath/fld1/subfld12/@subfld121/subfld121.m
mainpath/fld1/subfld12/@subfld122
mainpath/fld1/subfld12/@subfld122/subfld121.m
mainpath/fld1/@subfld13/
mainpath/fld1/@subfld13/subfld13.m
...

So in my example I have to write for instance

a = fld1.fld1();
b = fld1.subfld12.subfld121();

What if I want to call a function in subfld121 from subfld12? Should I write again the whole path?

c = fld1.subfld12.subfld121();

or

c = subfld121();

Thanks in advance

[Daniel Shub]

With packages you can import the fuctions from the package. If you import many packages you need to worry about name conflicts.

Answer 2

[Daniel Shub]

You cannot do that. From the documentation ( http://www.mathworks.co.uk/help/techdoc/matlab_oop/brfynrp-1.html):

@-folders — Folder name begins with "@" and is not on the MATLAB path, but its parent folder is on the path.

So your second level of @ folders would not have parents who are on the path.

You might want to look into a package:

http://www.mathworks.co.uk/help/techdoc/matlab_oop/brfynt_-1.html#brfynt_-2