Determine equality or sort handle objects
tf = eq(H1,H2)
tf = ne(H1,H2)
tf = lt(H1,H2)
tf = le(H1,H2)
tf = gt(H1,H2)
tf = ge(H1,H2)
For each pair of input arrays (
the operation returns a logical array of the same size. Each element
in the returned array is an element-wise equality or comparison test
result. These methods perform scalar expansion in the same way as
the MATLAB® built-in relational operators. For general information
on relational operators, see Relational Operations.
The following guidelines apply to handle comparison:
Copies of a handle variable always compare as equal.
The repeated comparison of any two handles always yields the same result in the same MATLAB session.
Different handles are always not equal.
The order of handle values is purely arbitrary and has no connection to the state of the handle objects being compared.
If the input arrays belong to different classes (including
the case where one input array belongs to a non-handle class such
double) then the comparison is always false.
If you make a comparison between a handle object and an object of a dominant class, the method of the dominant class is invoked. You should generally test only like objects because a dominant class might not define one of these methods.
An error occurs if the input arrays are not the same size and neither is scalar.
isequal when you
want to determine if different handle objects have the same data in
all object properties. Use
== when you want to
determine if handle variables refer to the same object.
When comparing objects that contain dynamic properties,
H1— Left argument to operator
Left argument to operator, specified as a handle array.
H2— Right argument to operator
Right argument to operator, specified as a handle array.
tf— Result of comparison
Result of comparison, returned as a logical array of the same size as the input arrays, where each element is an element-wise equality or comparison test result
1 — relationship is true
0 — relationship is not
To learn about attributes of methods, see Method Attributes.