MATLAB Programming

9 Classes and Objects
Private functions are called if there is no subfunction of the same name
within the current scope. As with subfunctions, even if the function is
called with an argument of type matching that of an overloaded method,
MATLAB uses the private function and ignores the overloaded method.
3 Class constructor functions
Constructor functions (functions having names that are the same as the @
directory, for example @polynom/polynom.m) take precedence over other
MATLAB functions. Therefore, if you create an M-file called polynom.m and
put it on your path before the constructor @polynom/polynom.m version,
MATLAB will always call the constructor version.
4 Overloaded methods
MATLAB calls an overloaded method if it is not masked by a subfunction
or private function.
5 Current directory
A function in the current working directory is selected before one elsewhere
on the path.
6 Elsewhere on path
Finally, a function anywhere else on the path is selected.
Selecting Methods from Multiple Directories
There may be a number of directories on the path that contain methods
with the same name. MATLAB stops searching when it finds the first
implementation of the method on the path, regardless of the implementation
type (MEX-file, P-code, M-file).
Selecting Methods from Multiple Implementation Types
There are five file precedence types. MATLAB uses file precedence to select
between identically named functions in the same directory. The order of
precedence for file types is
1 Built-in file
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