it is possible using Post set events.
I am working on an MVVM toolbox which relies on post set events (TaDuAs/Flow: Framework for matlab (github.com))
heres an example which uses a similar notion
The attachment has 3 classes:
ObjectA - a generic handle class with set-observable properties
PropertyBinding - represents a single bound object, its property and an update function
PropertyBinder - manages the bindings for a list of objects.
How to use:
% a simple binding example which copies the values of specified proeprties
% between the objects in the list.
list = {ObjectA(), ObjectA(), ObjectA()};
props = {'X', 'X', 'Y'};
pb = PropertyBinder(list, props);
list{1}.X = 100;
list{1}
list{2}
list{3}
% a more complex relationship, where some of the bindings copy the value
% as-is and some alter the copied value
list2 = {ObjectA(), ObjectA(), ObjectA()};
props2 = {'X', 'X', 'Y'};
pb2(1) = PropertyBinder(list([1,3]), props([1,3]), {@(x) x/5, @(x) x*5});
pb(2) = PropertyBinder(list([2,3]), props([2,3]), {@(x) x/5, @(x) x*5})
pb(3) = PropertyBinder(list(1:2), props(1:2));
list{1}.X = 100;
list{1}
list{2}
list{3}
