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+++ b/m-toolbox/classes/@ltpda_uo/setUUID.m	Wed Nov 23 19:22:13 2011 +0100
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+% SETUUID Set the property 'UUID'
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%
+% DESCRIPTION: SETUUID Set the property 'UUID'
+%
+% CALL:        objs.setUUID('new UUID');
+%              objs = setUUID(objs, 'new UUID');
+%
+% INPUTS:      objs - is a general object
+%
+% REMARK:      This method doesn't add history because it is only for
+%              internal usage. e.g. in addHistoryStep.
+%
+% VERSION:     $Id: setUUID.m,v 1.4 2011/03/25 13:24:46 ingo Exp $
+%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+function objs = setUUID(objs, val)
+  
+  if nargin<2
+    val = {char(java.util.UUID.randomUUID)};
+  else
+    val = cellstr(val);
+  end
+  
+  % Replicate the values in 'val' to the number of AOs
+  if numel(val) <= 1 && numel(objs) ~= 1
+    val = cell(size(objs));
+    val = cellfun(@(x) char(java.util.UUID.randomUUID), val, 'UniformOutput', false);
+  end
+  
+  %%% decide whether we modify the ltpda_uo-object, or create a new one.
+  objs = copy(objs, nargout);
+  
+  %%% set 'UUID'
+  for ii=1:numel(objs)
+    objs(ii).UUID = val{ii};
+  end
+end