superclasses

Names of superclasses

Syntax

superclasses(ClassName)

superclasses(obj)

s = superclasses(___)

Description

superclasses(ClassName) displays the names of all visible superclasses of the MATLAB^® class with the name ClassName. Visible classes have a Hidden attribute value of false (the default).

superclasses(obj) displays the names of all visible superclasses of object obj, where obj is an instance of a MATLAB class. obj can be either a scalar object or an array of objects.

s = superclasses(___) returns the superclass names in a cell array of character vectors.

Examples

Superclass from Class Name

Find the superclass of the matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState class

superclasses('matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState')

Superclasses for class matlab.lang.OnOffSwitchState:

    logical

Superclass Names from Object

Find the superclasses from an instance of the containers.Map class.

m = containers.Map('May',70);
superclasses(m)

Superclasses for class containers.Map:

    handle

Input Arguments

ClassName — Class name

character vector | string

Class name specified as a character vector or string scalar.

Data Types: char | string

obj — Object

object

Object of a MATLAB class, specified as a single object or an object array.

Output Arguments

s — Superclass names

cell array

Superclass names, returned as a cell array of character vectors.

Extended Capabilities

Thread-Based Environment

Run code in the background using MATLAB® backgroundPool or accelerate code with Parallel Computing Toolbox™ ThreadPool.

The superclasses function fully supports thread-based environments. For more information, see Run MATLAB Functions in Thread-Based Environment.

Version History

Introduced in R2008b