ChartContainer is broken?
Hi all,
Since R2020a, class properties, provided by the class constructor are assigned after the setup method runs, see https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/matlab.graphics.chartcontainer.chartcontainer.setup.html#mw_892e1871-5986-41cf-b037-396fa9a9adbf
That means, I can’t create plots that rely somehow on external information, provided by the user via constructor. An easy example would be this:
The user provides a timetable. Each column should be plotted to its own subplot:
classdef BrokenChartClass < matlab.graphics.chartcontainer.ChartContainer
properties
Data timetable
end
properties (Access = private)
NumSubplots = 1
DataAxes
DataLines
end
methods
function obj = BrokenChartClass(T)
arguments
T timetable
end
obj@matlab.graphics.chartcontainer.ChartContainer();
obj.NumSubplots = length(T.Properties.VariableNames); % create as many subplots as columns in data table
obj.Data = T;
end
end
methods (Access = protected)
function setup(obj)
tcl = getLayout(obj);
obj.DataAxes = arrayfun(@(n)nexttile(tcl, n), 1:obj.NumSubplots);
obj.DataLines = arrayfun(@(hax)plot(hax, NaT, NaN), obj.DataAxes);
end
function update(obj)
% Extract the time data from the table.
tbl = obj.Data;
t = tbl.Properties.RowTimes;
for k = 1:length(obj.DataLines)
set(obj.DataLines(k), ‘XData’, t, ‘YData’, tbl{:,k})
end
end
end
end
%% test via
T = timetable((datetime():seconds(1):datetime+hours(1))’,randn(3601,1),10*randn(3601,1)); % 3601 rows, 2 data cols
head(T)
BrokenChartClass(T(:,1)); % -> one subplot, makes sense
BrokenChartClass(T(:,1:2)); % -> one subplot (uses default value of NumSubplots), not as expected but documented
Could you please help me understanding this concept? Calling setup before assigning the properties makes it impossible to use it. I always have to create another mySetup function to be called in update which requires some flag like bool IsInitialized or so.
I can’t believe that’s the purpose of this class. What am I missing?
Thanks!Hi all,
Since R2020a, class properties, provided by the class constructor are assigned after the setup method runs, see https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/matlab.graphics.chartcontainer.chartcontainer.setup.html#mw_892e1871-5986-41cf-b037-396fa9a9adbf
That means, I can’t create plots that rely somehow on external information, provided by the user via constructor. An easy example would be this:
The user provides a timetable. Each column should be plotted to its own subplot:
classdef BrokenChartClass < matlab.graphics.chartcontainer.ChartContainer
properties
Data timetable
end
properties (Access = private)
NumSubplots = 1
DataAxes
DataLines
end
methods
function obj = BrokenChartClass(T)
arguments
T timetable
end
obj@matlab.graphics.chartcontainer.ChartContainer();
obj.NumSubplots = length(T.Properties.VariableNames); % create as many subplots as columns in data table
obj.Data = T;
end
end
methods (Access = protected)
function setup(obj)
tcl = getLayout(obj);
obj.DataAxes = arrayfun(@(n)nexttile(tcl, n), 1:obj.NumSubplots);
obj.DataLines = arrayfun(@(hax)plot(hax, NaT, NaN), obj.DataAxes);
end
function update(obj)
% Extract the time data from the table.
tbl = obj.Data;
t = tbl.Properties.RowTimes;
for k = 1:length(obj.DataLines)
set(obj.DataLines(k), ‘XData’, t, ‘YData’, tbl{:,k})
end
end
end
end
%% test via
T = timetable((datetime():seconds(1):datetime+hours(1))’,randn(3601,1),10*randn(3601,1)); % 3601 rows, 2 data cols
head(T)
BrokenChartClass(T(:,1)); % -> one subplot, makes sense
BrokenChartClass(T(:,1:2)); % -> one subplot (uses default value of NumSubplots), not as expected but documented
Could you please help me understanding this concept? Calling setup before assigning the properties makes it impossible to use it. I always have to create another mySetup function to be called in update which requires some flag like bool IsInitialized or so.
I can’t believe that’s the purpose of this class. What am I missing?
Thanks! Hi all,
Since R2020a, class properties, provided by the class constructor are assigned after the setup method runs, see https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/matlab.graphics.chartcontainer.chartcontainer.setup.html#mw_892e1871-5986-41cf-b037-396fa9a9adbf
That means, I can’t create plots that rely somehow on external information, provided by the user via constructor. An easy example would be this:
The user provides a timetable. Each column should be plotted to its own subplot:
classdef BrokenChartClass < matlab.graphics.chartcontainer.ChartContainer
properties
Data timetable
end
properties (Access = private)
NumSubplots = 1
DataAxes
DataLines
end
methods
function obj = BrokenChartClass(T)
arguments
T timetable
end
obj@matlab.graphics.chartcontainer.ChartContainer();
obj.NumSubplots = length(T.Properties.VariableNames); % create as many subplots as columns in data table
obj.Data = T;
end
end
methods (Access = protected)
function setup(obj)
tcl = getLayout(obj);
obj.DataAxes = arrayfun(@(n)nexttile(tcl, n), 1:obj.NumSubplots);
obj.DataLines = arrayfun(@(hax)plot(hax, NaT, NaN), obj.DataAxes);
end
function update(obj)
% Extract the time data from the table.
tbl = obj.Data;
t = tbl.Properties.RowTimes;
for k = 1:length(obj.DataLines)
set(obj.DataLines(k), ‘XData’, t, ‘YData’, tbl{:,k})
end
end
end
end
%% test via
T = timetable((datetime():seconds(1):datetime+hours(1))’,randn(3601,1),10*randn(3601,1)); % 3601 rows, 2 data cols
head(T)
BrokenChartClass(T(:,1)); % -> one subplot, makes sense
BrokenChartClass(T(:,1:2)); % -> one subplot (uses default value of NumSubplots), not as expected but documented
Could you please help me understanding this concept? Calling setup before assigning the properties makes it impossible to use it. I always have to create another mySetup function to be called in update which requires some flag like bool IsInitialized or so.
I can’t believe that’s the purpose of this class. What am I missing?
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