External Interfaces/API Reference

addproperty (COM)

Add custom property to COM object

Syntax

• addproperty(h, 'propertyname')
  

Arguments

h
   Handle for a COM object previously returned from actxcontrol, actxserver, get, or invoke.

propertyname
   A string specifying the name of the custom property to add to the object or interface.

Description

Add a custom property, propertyname, to the object or interface, h. You can assign a value to that property using set.

Examples

Create an mwsamp control and add a new property named Position to it. Assign an array value to the property:

• f = figure('pos', [100 200 200 200]);
  h = actxcontrol('mwsamp.mwsampctrl.2', [0 0 200 200], f);
  get(h)
       Label: 'Label'
      Radius: 20
  
  addproperty(h, 'Position');
  set(h, 'Position', [200 120]);
  get(h)
         Label: 'Label'
        Radius: 20
      Position: [200 120]
  
  get(h, 'Position')
  ans =
     200   120
  

See Also

deleteproperty, get, set, inspect

actxserver

delete (COM)