MATLAB Function Reference Volume 1: A - E - Bad Request

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obj = class(s,'class_name',parent1,parent2,...) creates an object of
MATLAB class 'class_name' that inherits the methods and fields of the
parent objects parent1, parent2, and so on. Structure s is used as a template
for the object.
obj = class(struct([]),'class_name',parent1,parent2,...) creates an
object of MATLAB class 'class_name' that inherits the methods and fields of
the parent objects parent1, parent2, and so on. Specifying the empty
structure, struct([]), as the first argument ensures that the object created
contains no fields other than those that are inherited from the parent objects.
Examples To return in nameStr the name of the class of Java object j
nameStr = class(j)
To create a user-defined MATLAB object of class polynom
p = class(p,'polynom')
See Also inferiorto, isa, superiorto
The “MATLAB Classes and Objects” and the “Calling Java from MATLAB”
chapters in Programming and Data Types.