How to store objects from different classes in one array and call the same function (definitions are different)?

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Hello Everybody,
I have two subclasses:
  • Line
  • Arc
Their objects will be creating a path by appending them on their end. These have their own "plotCurve" methods. I want to store these objects in an arrayi in order such like:
path = [line1,line2,arc1,line3,arc2,arc3,line4,arc4,arc5...];
(I think "path" should be the object of superclass "Path")
when I code something like;
for i=1:size(path)
path(i).plotCurve;
hold on
end
the result should be show. I should be able to see the whole path. (So, when the object of "Line" comes "plotCurve" method should be run and same for Arc objects).
Thanks in advance,

Answers (1)

Steven Lord
Steven Lord on 30 Jul 2020
See this documentation page for how to implement your classes so you can create a heterogeneous array.
By the way, I recommend you avoid using path as a variable name. It already has a meaning in MATLAB.

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