Since static methods refer to the class as a whole rather than its instances, I don't believe you would be able to set properties using a static method. This is partially because you're calling obj in the function, but in application, this obj doesn't exist as an instance of the calss, so its properties, or that of the class, can't be set by this method. My suggestion would be to set these values using their constructor function or to have them stored as constants within the class that can be overwritten:
classdef classname
properties
PropName = 10;
PropName2 = 10;
end
methods
function obj = changeProps(newArg1, newArg2)
obj.PropName = newArg1;
obj.PropName2 = newArg2;
end
end
end
*Note: Initial property values in class declaration (the ones set under properties above) cannot be variables
Or:
classdef classname
properties
PropName;
PropName2;
end
methods
function obj = classname(arg1, arg2)
obj.PropName = arg1;
obj.PropName2 = arg2;
end
function obj = changeProps(nArg1, nAarg2)
obj.PropName = nArg1;
obj.PropName2 = nArg2;
end
end
end
*nArg is short for new argument
Cheers,
Jakeb
