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−% SETPROPERTY set a property to a parameter.
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−%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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−%
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−% DESCRIPTION: SETPROPERTY set a property to a parameter. If the property
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−%              name exists then replace the value otherwise add this
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−%              property.
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−%
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−% CALL:        obj = obj.setProperty(propertyName, val);
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−%
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−% INPUTS:      propertyName: Property name of the paramValue object
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−%              value:        Value of the property
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−%
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−% VERSION:     $Id: setProperty.m,v 1.2 2011/02/22 15:53:12 hewitson Exp $
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−%
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−%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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−
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−function obj = setProperty(obj, propertyName, value)
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−  
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−  if nargin ~= 3
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−    error('### This method works only with three inputs.');
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−  end
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−  
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−  if ~isempty(obj.val)
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−    obj = copy(obj, nargout);
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−
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−    % if the value is not a paramValue, we need to promote it before
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−    % setting the property.
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−    if ~isa(obj.val, 'paramValue')
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−      obj.val = paramValue(1, {obj.val});
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−    end
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−    
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−    obj.val.setProperty(propertyName, value);
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−  else
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−    error('### There is no value set! Therefore it is not possible to set for this value a property.')
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−  end
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−  
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−end