Handle object array doesn't update when parfor is used within a class method

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I have a class that is similar to this:
classdef Example < matlab.mixin.Copyable
properties
data = [];
end
methods
function obj = Example()
end
function process(obj)
parfor ii = 1:numel(obj)
objSlice = obj(ii);
objSlice.process_sub()
obj(ii) = objSlice;
end
end
function process_sub(obj)
obj.data = datestr(now, 'HH:MM:SS.FFF');
end
end
end
As you can probably see, I would like to process the elements of an array of this class in parallel. This works as expected when the parallel pool is closed, e.g.:
% Initialise array of objects
num = 5;
for nn = 1:num
exArray(nn) = Example();
end
% Process the object array in parallel
exArray.process();
exArray.data
ans =
11:36:56.387
ans =
11:36:56.387
% ... snip
However, when the parallel pool is open, the data is not updated correctly; e.g. (after processing):
exArray.data
ans =
[]
ans =
[]
% ... snip
Is this behaviour expected or a bug? And either way, how can I get the object array to process in parallel?
I have seen other similar questions (e.g. here , here), and the documentation ( here ), but I think my issue is different because the parfor loop is actually inside the handle object, and I haven't been able to find any ideas about this.
Thanks very much in advance for your help.

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Rahul Goel
Rahul Goel 2015-8-7
Hi,
As per the documentation, the workers do not propagate the changes back to the client. In the code you mentioned, you took care of this by:
obj(ii) = objSlice;
However, this change has to be propagated back to the client explicitly. This can be done by returning the changed objects from the function to the caller as:
function obj = process(obj)
and capturing this returned value in the caller function as:
exArray = exArray.process();
So, the code you provided works as expected with these modifications:
classdef Example < matlab.mixin.Copyable
properties
data = [];
end
methods
function obj = Example()
end
function obj = process(obj)
parfor ii = 1:numel(obj)
objSlice = obj(ii);
objSlice.process_sub()
obj(ii) = objSlice;
end
end
function process_sub(obj)
obj.data = datestr(now, 'HH:MM:SS.FFF');
end
end
end
When following objects are created and call the process function:
% Initialise array of objects
num = 5;
for nn = 1:num
exArray(nn) = Example();
end
% Process the object array in parallel
exArray = exArray.process();
exArray.data
It gives the following output:
>> exArray.data
ans =
11:04:54.894
ans =
11:04:54.894
ans =
11:04:54.894
ans =
11:04:54.898
ans =
11:04:54.899
Note: Before executing the enhanced version of this class, clear the class from the memory by:
>> clear classes
Hope this helps.
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mbar170
mbar170 2015-8-7
Thanks for your answer Rahul.
I can see that this approach works, but I think the fact that it is necessary is inconsistent with the expected behaviour of a handle object.
Even if something like the following worked it would be closer to what I expect:
classdef Example < matlab.mixin.Copyable
properties
data = [];
end
methods
function obj = Example()
end
function process(obj)
obj = obj.process_parfor();
end
function obj = process_parfor(obj)
parfor ii = 1:numel(obj)
objSlice = obj(ii);
objSlice.process_sub()
obj(ii) = objSlice;
end
end
function process_sub(obj)
obj.data = datestr(now, 'HH:MM:SS.FFF');
end
end
end
However, in the absence of another workaround, I guess I'll have to change my syntax to explicitly capture the modified object.
Thanks again, Matt

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