First goggle "test private method" and read about why you should not do it (and a few ways to do it).
One way (for handle classes only) is to include the test in the class itself.
>> mc = MyClass
mc =
MyClass with no properties.
>> mc.test_private
Private mysort is running
>>
where
classdef MyClass < matlab.unittest.TestCase
%
methods ( Test )
function test_private( this )
this.mysort
end
end
methods ( Access = private )
function mysort( this )
fprintf( 'Private mysort is running\n' )
end
end
end
A better workaround based on localfunctions (added 19 hours later)
>> mc = MyClass;
>> fh = mc.get_local_function_handle;
>> fh = fh{1}
fh =
@the_tricky_algorithm_
>> fh( mc )
ans =
144
>>
where in one mfile
classdef MyClass
properties
val = 12;
end
methods
function fh = get_local_function_handle( ~ )
fh = localfunctions();
end
end
methods ( Access = private )
function my_private_method( this )
fprintf( 'Private mysort is running\n' )
the_tricky_algorithm_( this )
end
end
end
function out = the_tricky_algorithm_( this )
out = this.val .* this.val;
end
