com.mathworks.toolbox.javabuilder.MWStringArray Class

Namespace: com.mathworks.toolbox.javabuilder

Java class to manage MATLAB string arrays

Description

Declaration

public class MWStringArray extends MWArray

The MWStringArray class manages a native MATLAB^® string array

Implemented Interfaces: Disposable, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable

Creation

MWStringArray()

Creates an empty string array.

MWStringArray(int[] dims)

Creates an n-dimensional string array with all elements in default value.

MWStringArray(java.lang.String val)

Creates a one-element string array that represents the java string argument.

MWStringArray(java.lang.String[] vals)

Creates a string array that represents the java String[] argument.

Properties

Public Properties

EMPTY_ARRAY — Represent an empty array

public static final MWArray

A convenient, efficient, and consistent way to represent an empty array as follows:

public static final MWArray EMPTY_ARRAY

Methods

Public Methods

applyVisitor	public abstract <T> T applyVisitor(AbstractMWArrayVisitor<T> v) This method is abstract and returns a type specified by the type parameter <T>. It takes an instance of AbstractMWArrayVisitor<T> as an argument. The purpose of this method is to apply the visitor pattern to an MWArray object. By calling this method with an appropriate visitor, you can traverse and perform operations on elements of the MWArray in a type-safe manner. Parameters: v An instance of AbstractMWArrayVisitor<T> representing the visitor to be applied to the MWArray object. Returns: T The result of applying the visitor to the MWArray object, with the specific type specified by <T>.
classID	public MWClassID classID() Returns the MATLAB type of this array. Example: Getting the Class ID of a String Array Create an MWStringArray object and then display the class ID: MWStringArray A = new MWStringArray("Hello"); System.out.println("The class of A is " + A.classID()); When run, the example displays this output: The class of A is string Returns: MWClassID of this array.
clone	public java.lang.Object clone() throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException Creates and returns a deep copy of this array. Changing the data in a deep copy does not change the original array. Example: Cloning a String Array Object Create a clone of MWStringArray object A as follows: MWStringArray A = new MWStringArray("Hello"); MWStringArray C = (MWStringArray)A.clone(); System.out.println("Clone of matrix A is:"); System.out.println(C.get(1)); When run, the example displays this output: Clone of matrix A is: Hello Returns: An MWStringArray instance representing a deep copy of the underlying MATLAB array. Throws: java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException The object's class does not implement the Cloneable interface.
columnIndex	public int[] columnIndex() Returns an array containing the column index of each element in the underlying MATLAB array. Specified by: columnIndex in class MWArray Returns: Array of indices.
compareTo	public int compareTo(java.lang.Object obj) Compares this array with the specified array for order. Specified by: compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable Specified by: compareTo in class MWArray Parameters: obj Object Array to compare with this MWArray object.
deserialize	public static MWArray deserialize(byte[] data) Create a new MWArray from serialized data. Parameters: data Serialized array returned from MWArray.serialize. Returns: The deserialized MWArray.
dispose	public void dispose() Frees the native MATLAB array contained by this array. Specified by: dispose in interface Disposable Specified by: dispose in class MWArray
equals	public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj) Indicates whether some other array is equal to this one. Specified by: equals in class MWArray Parameters: obj Object Array to compare with this MWArray object
get	public java.lang.Object get(int index) Returns the string at the specified 1-based offset. Parameters: index The index of the requested element. Valid range: 1 <= index <= N, where N = total number of elements in the array. Returns: Value of the requested element. Null if the element is unset. Throws: java.lang.RuntimeException Used for representing unchecked exceptions, typically indicating programming errors that the programmer should fix rather than catch.
get	public java.lang.Object get(int[] indices) Returns the string at the specified indices. Parameters: indices The indices of the requested element. Returns: Value of the requested element. Null if the element is unset. Throws: java.lang.RuntimeException Used for representing unchecked exceptions, typically indicating programming errors that the programmer should fix rather than catch. java.lang.NullPointerException Used to signal that an application is attempting to use null where an object is required, highlighting unintended null reference errors.
getData	public java.lang.Object getData() Returns a 1-D string array containing a copy of the data in the underlying MATLAB array. Returns: A 1-D string array of elements stored in column-wise order. The length of the returned array equals numberOfElements().
getDimensions	public int[] getDimensions() Returns an array containing the size of each dimension of this array. Parameters: index Returns: An Array of dimension sizes. Throws: java.lang.RuntimeException Used for representing unchecked exceptions, typically indicating programming errors that the programmer should fix rather than catch.
hashCode	public int hashCode() Returns a hash code value for this array. Specified by: hashCode in class MWArray
isEmpty	public boolean isEmpty() Tests if this array has no elements. Specified by: isEmpty in class MWArray Returns: true if empty, false otherwise
IsMissingElement	public boolean IsMissingElement(int index) Checks if the element at the specified 1-based offset of this array has the value "missing". Parameters: index The offset of the requested element in the array. Returns: A boolean to indicate if the requested element is in missing/unset state. Throws: java.lang.RuntimeException Used for representing unchecked exceptions, typically indicating programming errors that the programmer should fix rather than catch.
IsMissingElement	public boolean IsMissingElement(int[] indices) Checks if the element at the specified indices of this array has the value "missing". Parameters: indices The indices of the requested element. Returns: A boolean to indicate if the requested element is in missing/unset state. Throws: java.lang.RuntimeException Used for representing unchecked exceptions, typically indicating programming errors that the programmer should fix rather than catch.
isSparse	public boolean isSparse() Tests if this array is sparse. Specified by: isSparse in class MWArray Returns: true if empty, false otherwise
maximumNonZeros	public int maximumNonZeros() Returns the allocated capacity of an array. If the underlying array is non-sparse, this method returns the same value as numberOfElements(). Returns: Currently allocated number of non-zero elements.
newInstance	public static MWStringArray newInstance(int[] dims) Constructs a string array with the specified dimensions. The elements of the array are all initialized to the default. Parameters: dims Array of dimension sizes. Each dimension size must be non-negative. Returns: A new MWStringArray with the specified dimensions. Throws: java.lang.RuntimeException Used for representing unchecked exceptions, typically indicating programming errors that the programmer should fix rather than catch.
numberOfDimensions	public int numberOfDimensions() Returns the number of dimensions of this array. Returns: The number of dimensions. Throws: java.lang.RuntimeException Used for representing unchecked exceptions, typically indicating programming errors that the programmer should fix rather than catch.
numberOfElements	public int numberOfElements() Returns the number of elements of this array. Returns: The number of elements. Throws: java.lang.RuntimeException Used for representing unchecked exceptions, typically indicating programming errors that the programmer should fix rather than catch.
numberOfNonZeros	public int numberOfNonZeros() Returns the number of non-zero elements in an array. If the underlying array is non-sparse, this method returns the same value as numberOfElements(). Returns: Current number of non-zero elements.
readResolve	protected java.lang.Object readResolve() throws java.io.ObjectStreamException Called by serialization mechanism when loading a new array from a byte stream. This method validates the correct array type. Returns: Returns this Object indicating validated array type. Throws: java.io.InvalidObjectException java.io.ObjectStreamException Serves as a base class for exceptions specific to serialization and deserialization processes of objects.
rowIndex	public int[] rowIndex() Returns an array containing the row index of each element in the underlying MATLAB array. Specified by: rowIndex in class MWArray Returns: Array of indices.
serialize	public byte[] serialize() throws java.io.IOException Serialize the MATLAB array to a byte array. Returns: The serialized MATLAB array data. Throws: java.io.IOException If the array cannot be serialized. For example, executable content (function handles, class instances) cannot be serialized.
set	public void set(int index, java.lang.Object element) Replaces the string at the specified 1-based offset in this array with the specified string value. Parameters: index The offset of the element to replace. Valid range: 1 <= index <= N, where N = total number of elements in the array. element New value to replace at index. Pass null to unset the element. Throws: java.lang.RuntimeException Used for representing unchecked exceptions, typically indicating programming errors that the programmer should fix rather than catch.
set	public void set(int[] indices, java.lang.Object element) Replaces the string at the specified indices in this array with the specified string value. Parameters: indices The indices of the element to replace. element New value to replace at index. Pass null to unset the element. Throws: java.lang.RuntimeException Used for representing unchecked exceptions, typically indicating programming errors that the programmer should fix rather than catch. java.lang.NullPointerException Used to signal that an application is attempting to use null where an object is required, highlighting unintended null reference errors.
setData	public void setData(java.lang.Object data) Sets the elements of this array in column-major order until the input strings are all consumed or all elements of this array are updated, whichever comes first. Parameters: data A String or String[]. Pass null to unset all the elements. Returns: Throws: java.lang.RuntimeException Used for representing unchecked exceptions, typically indicating programming errors that the programmer should fix rather than catch. java.lang.IllegalArgumentException Indicates that a method has been passed an illegal or inappropriate argument.
sharedCopy	public java.lang.Object sharedCopy() Creates and returns a shared copy of this array. A shared copy points to the same underlying MATLAB array as the original. Changing the data in a shared copy also changes the original array. Example: Making a Shared Copy of a String Array Object Create a shared copy of MWStringArray object A as follows: MWStringArray A = new MWStringArray("Hello"); MWStringArray S = (MWStringArray)A.sharedCopy(); System.out.print("Shared copy of matrix A is \"" + S.get(1) + "\""); When run, the example displays this output: Shared copy of matrix A is "Hello" Returns: An MWStringArray instance representing a shared copy of the underlying MATLAB array.
toArray	public java.lang.Object[] toArray() Returns a 1-D string array containing a copy of the data in the underlying MATLAB array. Returns: A 1-D string array of elements stored in column-wise order. The length of the returned array equals numberOfElements().
toString	public java.lang.String toString() Returns a string representation of this array. Returns: null for empty array or string in the form of [Ljava.lang.String;@443b7951.
validate	protected void validate() Validates the internal array handle. Called by constructors and deserialization code.

Inherited Methods

Methods inherited from class com.mathworks.toolbox.javabuilder.MWArray.

disposeArray

public static void disposeArray(java.lang.Object obj) This method destroys any native MATLAB arrays contained in the input object and frees the memory occupied by them. This is a static method of the class and thus does not need to be invoked in reference to an instance of the class. If the input object implements the Disposable interface, the object is freed by calling its Disposable.dispose() method. If the input object represents an array of Disposable instances, each object in the array is disposed. If the input object represents an array of java.lang.Object, or a multi-dimensional array, the array is recursively processed to free each Disposable instance contained in the array. Example: Constructing an MWNumericArray Object MWArray[] MArr = new MWArray[10]; for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) MArr[i] = new MWNumericArray(); MWArray.disposeArray(MArr); Parameters: obj Object to process.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object.

finalize	finalize() Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
getClass	public final Class<?> getClass() Returns the runtime class of this Object.
notify	public final void notify()
notifyAll	public final void notifyAll() Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
wait	public final void wait(long timeout, int nanos) throws InterruptedException Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the notify() method or the notifyAll() method for this object, or some other thread interrupts the current thread, or a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Examples

Hello World

Version History

Introduced in R2006a