MatlabVariable (matlabcontrol 4.6.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- matlabcontrol.link.MatlabVariable

```
public final class MatlabVariable
extends java.lang.Object
```
Represents a variable in MATLAB. The representation is not associated with a given session of MATLAB. An instance of this class with a given name does not mean that a variable with that name exists in any session of MATLAB.

Since:

4.2.0

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

MatlabVariable(java.lang.String name)
Constructs a representation of a MATLAB variable with the name specified by name.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object obj)`	Returns `true` if and only if `obj` is a `MatlabVariable` and has the same name as this variable.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	The name of this variable.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code consistent with `equals(java.lang.Object)`.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`	Returns a brief description of this variable.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - MatlabVariable
```
public MatlabVariable(java.lang.String name)
```
    Constructs a representation of a MATLAB variable with the name specified by name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name -
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if name is not a valid MATLAB variable name
- Method Detail
  - getName
```
public java.lang.String getName()
```
    The name of this variable.
    
    Returns:
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Returns a brief description of this variable. The exact details of this representation are unspecified and are subject to change.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)
```
    Returns true if and only if obj is a MatlabVariable and has the same name as this variable.
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class java.lang.Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    obj -
    
    Returns:
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Returns a hash code consistent with equals(java.lang.Object).
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns: