MATLAB Programming

Object Precedence ................................. 9-70
Specifying Precedence of User-Defined Classes ......... 9-70
How MATLAB Determines Which Method to Call ..... 9-72
Selecting a Method ................................ 9-72
Querying Which Method MATLAB Will Call ........... 9-75
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Scheduling Program Execution with Timers
Using a MATLAB Timer Object ...................... 10-3
Example: Displaying a Message ..................... 10-4
Creating Timer Objects ............................ 10-5
Timer Object Naming .............................. 10-6
Working with Timer Object Properties .............. 10-7
Retrieving the Value of Timer Object Properties ........ 10-7
Setting the Value of Timer Object Properties ........... 10-8
Starting and Stopping Timers ...................... 10-10
Starting a Timer .................................. 10-10
Starting a Timer at a Specified Time .................. 10-11
Stopping Timer Objects ............................ 10-11
Blocking the MATLAB Command Line ................ 10-12
Creating and Executing Callback Functions ......... 10-14
Associating Commands with Timer Object Events ....... 10-14
Creating Callback Functions ........................ 10-15
Specifying the Value of Callback Function Properties .... 10-17
Timer Object Execution Modes ...................... 10-19
Executing a Timer Callback Function Once ............ 10-19
Executing a Timer Callback Function Multiple Times .... 10-20
Handling Callback Function Queuing Conflicts ......... 10-21
Deleting Timer Objects from Memory ............... 10-23
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