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+++ b/m-toolbox/classes/@paramValue/setProperty.m	Wed Nov 23 19:22:13 2011 +0100
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+% SETPROPERTY set a property to a paramValue
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%
+% DESCRIPTION: SETPROPERTY set a property to a paramValue. If the property
+%              name exists then replace the value otherwise add this
+%              property.
+%
+% CALL:        obj = obj.setProperty(propertyName, value);
+%
+% INPUTS:      propertyName: Property name of the paramValue object
+%              value:        Value of the property
+%
+% VERSION:     $Id: setProperty.m,v 1.2 2010/09/28 17:49:27 ingo Exp $
+%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+function obj = setProperty(obj, propertyName, value)
+  
+  if nargin ~= 3
+    error('### This method works only with three inputs.');
+  end
+  
+  obj = copy(obj, nargout);
+
+  if isempty(obj.property)
+    % ATTENTION: It is necessary for the STRUCT method to use a different
+    %            command if the value is a cell.
+    if iscell(value)
+      obj.property = struct(propertyName, {value});
+    else
+      obj.property = struct(propertyName, value);
+    end
+  else
+    obj.property.(propertyName) = value;
+  end
+  
+end