class

Class name of an object.

Syntax

str = class(object)

Description

Returns the class name (as a string) of object. For built-in types: 'double', 'single', 'int32', 'logical', 'char', 'cell', 'struct', etc. For user-defined classes, returns the class name as declared in the class definition.

Examples

class(3.14)              % 'double'
class('hello')           % 'char'
class({1, 'foo'})        % 'cell'

See also

• methods — List the methods of a class or object.
• properties — List the properties of a class or object.
• events — List the events declared by a class.