[fh_plus, fh_minus, fh_mtimes] = tstfun ()

fh_plus =

  <a href="matlab:helpPopup function_handle" style="font-weight:bold">function_handle</a> with value:

    @plus


fh_minus =

  <a href="matlab:helpPopup function_handle" style="font-weight:bold">function_handle</a> with value:

    @minus


fh_mtimes =

  <a href="matlab:helpPopup function_handle" style="font-weight:bold">function_handle</a> with value:

    @mtimes

obj = tstcls ();
fh_mrdivide = obj.get_fh ();

functions (fh_plus)

ans = 

  <a href="matlab:helpPopup struct" style="font-weight:bold">struct</a> with fields:

    function: 'plus'
        type: 'simple'
        file: ''

functions (fh_minus)

ans = 

  <a href="matlab:helpPopup struct" style="font-weight:bold">struct</a> with fields:

     function: 'minus'
         type: 'scopedfunction'
         file: 'C:\temp\mltest\str2func-test\tstfun.m'
    parentage: {1×2 cell}

functions (fh_mtimes)

ans = 

  <a href="matlab:helpPopup struct" style="font-weight:bold">struct</a> with fields:

     function: 'mtimes'
         type: 'scopedfunction'
         file: 'C:\temp\mltest\str2func-test\private\mtimes.m'
    parentage: {'mtimes'}

functions (fh_mrdivide)

ans = 

  <a href="matlab:helpPopup struct" style="font-weight:bold">struct</a> with fields:

    function: 'mrdivide'
        type: 'classsimple'
        file: 'MATLAB built-in function'
       class: 'tstcls'


fh_plus (1, 2)

ans =

     3

fh_minus (3, 4)
local minus!

ans =

     []

fh_mtimes (5, 6)
private mtimes!

ans =

     []

fh_mrdivide (obj, 8)
method tstcls.mrdivide!

ans =

     []


%% Does the behavior change if we change to another directory so that
%% the private function is no longer visible?

cd subdir
pwd

ans =

    'C:\temp\mltest\str2func-test\subdir'


functions (fh_plus)

ans = 

  <a href="matlab:helpPopup struct" style="font-weight:bold">struct</a> with fields:

    function: 'plus'
        type: 'simple'
        file: ''

functions (fh_minus)

ans = 

  <a href="matlab:helpPopup struct" style="font-weight:bold">struct</a> with fields:

     function: 'minus'
         type: 'scopedfunction'
         file: 'C:\temp\mltest\str2func-test\tstfun.m'
    parentage: {1×2 cell}

functions (fh_mtimes)

ans = 

  <a href="matlab:helpPopup struct" style="font-weight:bold">struct</a> with fields:

     function: 'mtimes'
         type: 'scopedfunction'
         file: 'C:\temp\mltest\str2func-test\private\mtimes.m'
    parentage: {'mtimes'}

functions (fh_mrdivide)

ans = 

  <a href="matlab:helpPopup struct" style="font-weight:bold">struct</a> with fields:

    function: 'mrdivide'
        type: 'classsimple'
        file: 'MATLAB built-in function'
       class: 'tstcls'


fh_plus (1, 2)

ans =

     3

fh_minus (3, 4)
local minus!

ans =

     []

fh_mtimes (5, 6)
private mtimes!

ans =

     []

fh_mrdivide (obj, 8)
method tstcls.mrdivide!

ans =

     []


%% What if we also clear functions?

clear functions

functions (fh_plus)

ans = 

  <a href="matlab:helpPopup struct" style="font-weight:bold">struct</a> with fields:

    function: 'plus'
        type: 'simple'
        file: ''

functions (fh_minus)

ans = 

  <a href="matlab:helpPopup struct" style="font-weight:bold">struct</a> with fields:

     function: 'minus'
         type: 'scopedfunction'
         file: 'C:\temp\mltest\str2func-test\tstfun.m'
    parentage: {1×2 cell}

functions (fh_mtimes)

ans = 

  <a href="matlab:helpPopup struct" style="font-weight:bold">struct</a> with fields:

     function: 'mtimes'
         type: 'scopedfunction'
         file: 'C:\temp\mltest\str2func-test\private\mtimes.m'
    parentage: {'mtimes'}

functions (fh_mrdivide)

ans = 

  <a href="matlab:helpPopup struct" style="font-weight:bold">struct</a> with fields:

    function: 'mrdivide'
        type: 'classsimple'
        file: 'MATLAB built-in function'
       class: 'tstcls'


fh_plus (1, 2)

ans =

     3

fh_minus (3, 4)
local minus!

ans =

     []

fh_mtimes (5, 6)
private mtimes!

ans =

     []

fh_mrdivide (obj, 8)
{Error using <a href="matlab:matlab.internal.language.introspective.errorDocCallback('tstcls/mrdivide')" style="font-weight:bold"> / </a>
Method 'mrdivide' is not defined for class 'tstcls' or is
removed from MATLAB's search path.

Error in <a href="matlab:matlab.internal.language.introspective.errorDocCallback('tstscript', 'C:\temp\mltest\str2func-test\tstscript.m', 46)" style="font-weight:bold">tstscript</a> (<a href="matlab: opentoline('C:\temp\mltest\str2func-test\tstscript.m',46,0)">line 46</a>)
fh_mrdivide (obj, 8)
} 
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