Re: Class method access control lists

[Richard Crozier]

On 08/04/18 08:15, Mike Miller wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 03, 2018 at 12:32:10 +0100, Richard Crozier wrote:
> > Matlab supports restricting classdef classes method access to a list of
> > other classes, see:
> >
> > https://uk.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_oop/selective-access-to-class-methods.html
> >
> > In a (fairly old, 4.1.0+) dev version I am using this does not appear to be
> > present in Octave. I attach and example/test case. Should I submit a bug
> > report?
> >
> > In the example, running test_octave_method_access_control.m should display
> > 'Access granted' on the command line (and does so in Matlab R2016b). In
> > Octave it results in the error:
> >
> > error: invalid property/method access in class `testMethodAccess1'
>
> If you change the syntax from
>
>      methods (Access = ?testMethodAccess2)
>
> to
>
>      methods (Access = {?testMethodAccess2})
>
> then it works in Octave.
>
> I think you should file a bug report for the missing Matlab
> compatibility.

Thanks for explaining this, I'll file a bug for the minor incompatibility.

Richard

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