define enum type

Question

I would like to create a function that contains all text and constant. From the other .m files I access to the constants with giving the name of function variable.

For example, in Java:

 public enum MyEnum {
    COMBO("val1"),MENU_FILE("File");}
private final String label;

  /**
   * @param label
   */
  private MyEnum(final String label)
  {
    this.label = label;
  }

   @Override
  public String toString()
  {
    return this.label;
  }
}

Can I do the same with MATLAB?

Can I have a file that contains several enums?

Andrey Rubshtein · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-20T10:09:44.930

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In the newest versions of Matlab you can:

   classdef WeekDays
       enumeration
            Sunday,Monday %You fill the rest yourself :)
       end
   end

Then, access it from another file like that:

  WeekDays.Sunday;

It is an .m code, pure Matlab. You need to have Matlab version 2011a or higher.
You don't need a type for the enums, unlike Java, Matlab is a dynamic language.

edited Feb 20 '12 at 10:09

answered Feb 20 '12 at 09:44

Andrey Rubshtein

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this is m code? classdef is class? is it a mix od 2 languages ? – lola Feb 20 '12 at 09:54
Andrey, how do I specify text ,is it like java ? COLOR('Red'),...? – lola Feb 20 '12 at 09:57
and from another file toto.m , how do I can access : WeekDays.COLOR ? – lola Feb 20 '12 at 09:58
thnaks Andrey , but in the same file.m could I define several enums ? – lola Feb 20 '12 at 10:17
No, the class is the enum. – Andrey Rubshtein Feb 20 '12 at 10:27

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