MATLAB Programming

9 Classes and Objects
Inheritance Model for the Asset Class
An example of a simple inheritance relationship using an asset base class is
showninthisdiagram.
Asshowninthediagram,thestock, bond, andsavings classes inherit
structure fields from the asset class. In this example, the asset class is
used to provide storage for data common to all subclasses and to share asset
methods with these subclasses. This example shows how to implement the
asset and stock classes. The bond and savings classes can be implemented in
awaythatisverysimilartothestock class, as would other types of asset
subclasses.
Asset Class Design
Theassetclassprovidesstorageandaccess for information common to all
asset children. It is not intended to be instantiated directly, so it does not
require an extensive set of methods. To serve its purpose, the class needs to
contain the following methods:
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