matlab.mixin.Copyable.copy - Copy array of handle objects - MATLAB (original) (raw)

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Class: matlab.mixin.Copyable
Namespace: matlab.mixin

Copy array of handle objects

Description

B = copy([A](#mw%5F3bb65c74-bd16-4d4f-b7da-d4ea85861620)) copies each element in the array of handles A to a new array of handles B.

The copy method follows these rules:

• The copy method does not copy dependent properties.
• MATLAB® does not call the copy method recursively on any handles contained in property values.
• MATLAB does not call the class constructor or property set methods during the copy operation.
• B has the same size and number of elements asA.
• B is the same class as A.
• If A is empty, B is also empty.
• If A is heterogeneous, B is also heterogeneous.
• If A contains deleted handle objects, copy creates deleted handles of the same class in B.
• Dynamic properties and listeners associated with objects in A are not copied to objects in B.

Input Arguments

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Handle object array to be copied.

Examples

For an example of the use of copy, see Implement Copy for Handle Classes.

Version History

Introduced in R2011a