Hello all,
I will throw together a little example here; lets create an abstract super class (containing mixed abstract and concrete properties),
classdef (Abstract) abstractSuper
properties
conc (:,1) = zeros(10,1)
end
properties (Abstract)
abst
end
end
where conc is a concrete property initially set for all sub-classes, and I have some abstract property that may have abstract methods associated with it.
Now I create a concrete sub-class.
classdef concreteSub < abstractSuper
properties
abst (1,3) char = 'tst';
end
end
where I want to enforce the property abst as being a 1x3 char vector. Unfortunately, trying to instantiate a concreteSubObj returns
"Error using concreteSub
Size and validator functions not supported for properties defined as abstract in superclasses. Property 'abst' is defined as abstract property in
superclass 'abstractSuper'."
Question
I understand that I cannot use the size/validator in my concrete class, since I defined it as abstract in my super. I do not understand why, since I thought that the point of abstraction was to define an interface, while leaving complete freedom to the concrete subclasses. I also cannot partially define abst in abstractSuper and override it in concreteSub, (e.g. define it in the super, and then add the size/validator function to the sub-class).
I had hoped to do something like force the property to be a character vector in the super, and then be 3 chars long in the sub, but that is even further beyond where I am stuck in this example.
TLDR: Why does defining an abstract property in a superclass prevent me from using size/validator functions in the concrete sub-class?
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