how to call a private function in private function?
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APP DESIGNER        methods (Access = private)
Inside the private function is the following statement to call another private function, ECEFtoECI
 [B] = ECEFtoECI(app, A); 
 %When running, an error message is displayed indicating that the variable "app" cannot be recognized.
  [B] = ECEFtoECI(JD(i), A); 
  %If this is the case, an error message is displayed indicating that ECEFtoECI cannot be found
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  chrisw23
      
 on 5 Apr 2023
				The calling function has to have app as an argument .
function callerOfECEFtoECI(app,others)
ret = app.ECEFtoECI()
end
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  Neha
    
 on 5 Apr 2023
        It is my understanding that you want to call a private function within a private function. Since I am not sure where exactly the object is being instantiated, there can be two scenarios where this will work. 
Case 1: Calling the first private function from the constructor whose access level is public. 
classdef MyClass 
    methods (Access = private) 
        function output1 = privateFunction1(obj) 
            output1 = obj.privateFunction2(A); % calling another private function 
            disp(output1); 
        end 
        function output2 = privateFunction2(obj,A) 
            output2 = A+35; 
        end 
    end 
    methods 
        function obj=MyClass() 
            obj.privateFunction1(); 
        end 
    end 
end 
Case 2: Defining a public or a static function which can instantiate objects of the class (factory function). 
classdef MyClass 
    methods (Access = private) 
        function output1 = privateFunction1(obj) 
            A=3; 
            output1 = obj.privateFunction2(A); % calling another private function 
            disp(output1); 
        end 
        function output2 = privateFunction2(obj,A) 
            output2 = A+35; 
        end 
    end 
    methods (Static) 
        function obj=createInstance(obj) 
            obj=MyClass(); 
            obj.privateFunction1(); 
        end 
    end 
end 
An instance of the class can be created by calling the static method. 
obj=MyClass.createInstance();
You can refer to the method syntax documentation for more information about different types of methods and the syntax used to define them. 
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