compare the public properties of two classes in matlab

In MATLAB, you can use reflection to compare the public properties of two classes. Here's an example:

main.m
classdef MyClass
   properties
      Prop1
      Prop2
   end
end

classdef MyOtherClass
   properties
      Prop1
      Prop2
      Prop3
   end
end

% Get meta.class objects for the two classes
mc1 = ?MyClass;
mc2 = ?MyOtherClass;

% Get lists of public properties for each class
props1 = mc1.PropertyList([mc1.PropertyList.DefinedBy] == "class" & [mc1.PropertyList.GetAccess] == "public");
props2 = mc2.PropertyList([mc2.PropertyList.DefinedBy] == "class" & [mc2.PropertyList.GetAccess] == "public");

% Compare the public property names of the two classes
if isequal({props1.Name}, {props2.Name})
    disp('The public properties of the two classes are identical.');
else
    disp('The public properties of the two classes are different.');
end
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In this example, we define two classes MyClass and MyOtherClass, each with a different set of public properties. We then use reflection to get meta.class objects for each class, and use these objects to get lists of the public properties defined by each class. Finally, we compare the public property names of the two classes using the isequal function.

This approach can be extended to compare the types, attributes, and other details of the public properties, as needed.

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