checkClass - inspect a Java/Matlab/Python/​COM/C++/.NET class

Version 1.41 (83.3 KB) by Yair Altman
Inspect a Java/MCOS/Python/C++/.NET object or classname and display its methods, properties, events, superclasses, subclasses, constants etc
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Updated 26 Apr 2024

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checkClass inspects the specified Java, Matlab (MCOS), .NET, Python, C++ (CLib), or COM (ActiveX) object reference or class-name, and reports its superclass(es), interfaces, new/modified methods, super/sub-classes, properties, events, constants, enumerations and annotations.
metadata = checkClass(...) returns a meta.class or meta.package object that encapsulates the input object.
This utility complements the GUI-based UIINSPECT utility by being Command-Prompt based and also by highlighting the object components that were modified in the inspected class compared to its parent superclass.
Syntax:
checkClass(objectReference)
checkClass(className)
checkClass(..., level) % default level=1 % Note: changed default in v1.32!
metadata = checkClass(...)
Usage examples:
% Java objects/classes
checkClass('java.lang.String')
checkClass(javax.swing.JButton)
jButton = javax.swing.JButton('Click me!');
jButton.checkClass; % or: checkClass(jButton)
checkClass(com.mathworks.mwswing.MJToolBar)
checkClass(com.mathworks.mde.desk.MLDesktop.getInstance)
% Matlab (MCOS) objects/classes/packages
checkClass(gcf)
checkClass('matlab.ui.Figure')
checkClass matlab.ui.Figure % equivalent to above
checkClass matlab.ui.control % package name (contains classes, sub-packages)
% .NET objects/classes/packages
checkClass('NET.Assembly')
checkClass(System.Diagnostics.Process.GetCurrentProcess)
% Python objects/classes/modules
checkClass('py.inspect')
checkClass(py.importlib.import_module('calendar'))
Technical description:
https://UndocumentedMatlab.com/articles/checkclass
Bugs and suggestions:
Please send to Yair Altman (altmany at gmail dot com)

Cite As

Yair Altman (2024). checkClass - inspect a Java/Matlab/Python/COM/C++/.NET class (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/26947-checkclass-inspect-a-java-matlab-python-com-c-net-class), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2008a
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux
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Version Published Release Notes
1.41

improved display of class property/method descriptions
1.40

fixed display of properties in abstract classes; fixed display of default empty char array value; fixed display of classes with no properties
1.39.0.0

display newlines in main description (unlike in methods/properties/events); display dynamic Python properties; strip irrelevant content from descriptive comments; fixed display of array DefaultValue; added separate display of MCOS constants
1.38.0.0

displayed methods descriptions & attributes where available; distinguished between Python package/module; minor display improvements
1.37.0.0

improved Python support; clarified display of redefined methods; removed display of missing superclass constructors; fixed some cases of enumerated values; improved display of MCOS property meta-data and enumeration values
1.35.0.0

minor fixes to multi-line method/property descriptions (where available); ignored description changes when comparing class to superclass; merged GetAccess+SetAccess modifiers where possible; de-hyperlinked i.e.,e.g.
1.34.0.0

Fixed code origin of packages that have no classes; improved display of function/method args in certain cases; fixed properties PartialMatchPriority display; added underlying MCOS enum values; fixed case of duplicate methods
1.33.0.0

added package-level function info; added enumeration underlying values; added MS doc link & assembly info for .NET clases; hyperlinked code origin; return class metadata; several small fixes
1.32.0.0

*** MAJOR UPDATE *** - added MCOS package & origin info; added javadoc link for Java classes; many fixes to superclasses, methods, description, hyperlinks; changed default level
1.31.0.0

improved display of class description, no-arg methods, DefaultValue etc.
1.30.0.0

improved display of Java Enums and Java classloader info; extended property information (type, validations, default value); avoid field lengths warnings
1.28.0.0

handled case of javahandle* objects
1.27.0.0

fixed a couple of edge cases
1.26.0.0

improved display of class hierarchies; fixes for MCOS classes
1.25.0.0

fixed some edge cases; improved the display of multiple super-classes
1.23.0.0

attribution of whereisjavaclassloadingfrom created by Andrew Janke
1.22.1.0

fixed the downloadable file
1.22.0.0

added display of class origin information; fixed report for some .Net classes that are reported as A*B*C; fixed some edge cases
1.19.0.0

fixed java annotations
1.7.0.0

handle missing/string input; handle MCOS objects
1.6.0.0

fixed edge case
1.5.0.0

enabled checking Matlab-wrapped (javahandle_withcallbacks) handles; displayed function return values & qualifiers; fixed dot-notation internal classes; fixed a few edge-case bugs; added hyperlinks to user-generated subclasses (myclass$subclass)
1.4.0.0

fixed problem when directly specifying requested superclass level; fixed static fields value display; fixed minor bug with non-derived class

1.2.0.0

linked to checkClass (not uiinspect); fixed some edge cases; displayed superclass for non-Matlab classes; displayed class modifiers
1.1.0.0

displayed static field values; fixed minor bug; displayed missing/extra constructors
1.0.0.0