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getElement

Get struct element from struct type

Since R2023b

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    Syntax

    StructElemObj = getElement(StructTypeObj, elementName)

    Description

    StructElemObj = getElement(StructTypeObj, elementName) returns the struct element object with the name elementName contained in the struct type object, StructTypeObj.

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    Examples

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    To configure struct elements of a struct type, use the addElement, getElement, and removeElement functions.

    In this example, the dictionary MyInterfaces.sldd contains one struct type.

    archDataObj = Simulink.dictionary.archdata.open("MyInterfaces.sldd")
    archDataObj = 

  ArchitecturalData with properties:

    DictionaryFileName: 'MyInterfaces.sldd'
            Interfaces: [0×0 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.DataInterface]
             DataTypes: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.StructType]
             Constants: [0×0 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.Constant]

    Get the struct type object using the getDataType function. The struct type object contains two struct element objects.

    structTypeObj = getDataType(archDataObj,"structType1")
    structTypeObj = 

  StructType with properties:

           Name: 'structType1'
    Description: ''
       Elements: [1×2 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.StructElement]
          Owner: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.ArchitecturalData]

    To create a struct element object and add it to the struct type, use the addElement function.

    structElemObj3 = addElement(structTypeObj,"structElement3")
    structElemObj3 = 

  StructElement with properties:

           Name: 'structElement3'
           Type: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.ValueType]
    Description: ''
     Dimensions: '1'
          Owner: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.StructType]

    To access an existing function element, use the getElement function.

    structElemObj2 = getElement(structTypeObj,"structElement2")
    structElemObj2 = 

  StructElement with properties:

           Name: 'structElement2'
           Type: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.ValueType]
    Description: ''
     Dimensions: '1'
          Owner: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.StructType]

    To remove a struct element from a struct type, use the removeElement function. 

    removeElement(structTypeObj,"structElement1")

    The struct type object now contains only two struct elements, structElement2 and structElement3

    structTypeObj.Elements(1)
    ans = 

  StructElement with properties:

           Name: 'structElement2'
           Type: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.ValueType]
    Description: ''
     Dimensions: '1'
          Owner: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.StructType]
    structTypeObj.Elements(2)
    ans = 

  StructElement with properties:

           Name: 'structElement3'
           Type: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.ValueType]
    Description: ''
     Dimensions: '1'
          Owner: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.StructType]

    Input Arguments

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    Struct type containing the struct element, specified as a Simulink.dictionary.archdata.StructType object.

    Struct element name, specified as a character vector or string scalar.

    Data Types: char | string

    Output Arguments

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    Struct element with the specified name, returned as a Simulink.dictionary.archdata.StructElement object.

    Version History

    Introduced in R2023b

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