issubclass

Determines if a class is a subclass of another class.
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Updated 20 Jan 2012

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tf = issubclass(SubClassName,SuperClassName)
Returns true if the specified "SubClassName" is a subclass of
the class specified by "SuperClassName", otherwise returns false.

Inputs:
SubClassName: string. Name of the "Sub Class" that you are testing
to see if it was inherited from the specified
"SuperClass"

SuperClassName: string. Name of the "Super Class" that you are
testing to see if the sub-class was inherited from

Output:
tf: logical, true if "SubClassName" is in fact a subclass of "SuperClassName"

Examples:
>> tf = issubclass('MySubClass','MySuperClass')

>> x = MySubClass;
>> y = MySuperClass;
>> tf = issubclass(class(x),class(y);

Cite As

Jesse Hopkins (2024). issubclass (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/34706-issubclass), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Created with R2010b
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1.0.0.0