coder.newtype

Create a coder.Type object to represent the type of an entry-point function input

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Syntax

t = coder.newtype(numeric_class,sz,variable_dims)
t = coder.newtype(numeric_class,sz,variable_dims, Name,Value)
t = coder.newtype('constant',value)
t = coder.newtype('struct',struct_fields,sz,variable_dims)
t = coder.newtype('cell',cells,sz,variable_dims)
t = coder.newtype('embedded.fi',numerictype,sz,variable_dims, Name,Value)
t = coder.newtype(enum_value,sz,variable_dims)
t = coder.newtype(class_name)
t = coder.newtype('string')

Description

The coder.newtype function is an advanced function that you can use to control the coder.Type object. Consider using coder.typeof instead of coder.newtype. The function coder.typeof creates a type from a MATLAB® example.

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Note

You can also create and edit coder.Type objects interactively by using the Coder Type Editor. See Create and Edit Input Types by Using the Coder Type Editor.

t = coder.newtype(numeric_class,sz,variable_dims) creates a coder.Type object representing values of class numeric_class, sizes sz (upper bound), and variable dimensions variable_dims. If sz specifies inf for a dimension, then the size of the dimension is unbounded and the dimension is variable-size. When variable_dims is not specified, the dimensions of the type are fixed except for those that are unbounded. When variable_dims is a scalar, it is applied to type dimensions that are not 1 or 0, which are fixed.

t = coder.newtype(numeric_class,sz,variable_dims, Name,Value) creates a coder.Type object by using additional options specified as one or more Name, Value pair arguments.

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t = coder.newtype('constant',value) creates a coder.Constant object representing a single value. Use this type to specify a value that must be treated as a constant in the generated code.

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t = coder.newtype('struct',struct_fields,sz,variable_dims) creates a coder.StructType object for an array of structures that has the same fields as the scalar structure struct_fields. The structure array type has the size specified by sz and variable-size dimensions specified by variable_dims.

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t = coder.newtype('cell',cells,sz,variable_dims) creates a coder.CellType object for a cell array that has the cells and cell types specified by cells. The cell array type has the size specified by sz and variable-size dimensions specified by variable_dims. You cannot change the number of cells or specify variable-size dimensions for a heterogeneous cell array.

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t = coder.newtype('embedded.fi',numerictype,sz,variable_dims, Name,Value) creates a coder.FiType object representing a set of fixed-point values that have numerictype and additional options specified by one or more Name, Value pair arguments.

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t = coder.newtype(enum_value,sz,variable_dims) creates a coder.Type object representing a set of enumeration values of class enum_value.

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t = coder.newtype(class_name) creates a coder.ClassType object for an object of the class class_name.

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t = coder.newtype('string') creates a type for a string scalar. A string scalar contains one piece of text represented as a character vector. To specify the size of the character vector and whether the second dimension is variable-size, create a type for the character vector and assign it to the Value property of the string scalar type. For example, t.Properties.Value = coder.newtype('char',[1 10],[0 1]) specifies that the character vector inside the string scalar is variable-size with an upper bound of 10.

Examples

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Create a type for a variable-size matrix of doubles.

t = coder.newtype('double',[2 3 4],[1 1 0])
t = 

coder.PrimitiveType
   :2×:3×4 double
% ':' indicates variable-size dimensions

Create a type for a matrix of doubles, first dimension unbounded, and second dimension with fixed size.

t = coder.newtype('double',[inf,3]) 

t = 

coder.PrimitiveType
   :inf×3 double

t = coder.newtype('double',[inf,3],[1 0])
%  also returns 
t = 

coder.PrimitiveType
   :inf×3 double
%  ':' indicates variable-size dimensions

Create a type for a matrix of doubles, first dimension unbounded, and second dimension with variable-size that has an upper bound of 3.

t = coder.newtype('double',[inf,3],[0 1])
t = 

coder.PrimitiveType
   :inf×:3 double

%  ':' indicates variable-size dimensions

Create a type for a structure with a variable-size field.

ta = coder.newtype('int8',[1 1]);
tb = coder.newtype('double',[1 2],[1 1]);
t = coder.newtype('struct',struct('a',ta,'b',tb),[1 1],[1 1])
t = 

coder.StructType
   :1×:1 struct
      a: 1×1 int8
      b: :1×:2 double
% ':' indicates variable-size dimensions

Create a type for a heterogeneous cell array.

ta = coder.newtype('int8',[1 1]);
tb = coder.newtype('double',[1 2],[1 1]);
t = coder.newtype('cell',{ta, tb})

t = 

coder.CellType
   1×2 heterogeneous cell 
      f1: 1×1 int8
      f2: :1×:2 double
% ':' indicates variable-size dimensions

Create a type for a homogeneous cell array.

ta = coder.newtype('int8',[1 1]);
tb = coder.newtype('int8',[1 2],[1 1]);
t = coder.newtype('cell',{ta, tb},[1,1],[1,1])

t = 

coder.CellType
   :1×:1 homogeneous cell 
      base: :1×:2 int8
% ':' indicates variable-size dimensions

Create a new constant type to use in code generation.

t = coder.newtype('constant',42)

t = 

coder.Constant
       42

Create a coder.EnumType object by using the name of an existing MATLAB enumeration.

1. Define an enumeration MyColors. On the MATLAB path, create a file named MyColors containing:

classdef MyColors < int32
    enumeration
        green(1),
        red(2),
    end
end

2. Create a coder.EnumType object from this enumeration.

t = coder.newtype('MyColors')
t = 

coder.EnumType
   1×1 MyColors

Create a fixed-point type for use in code generation.

The fixed-point type uses default fimath values.

t = coder.newtype('embedded.fi',numerictype(1, 16, 15),[1 2])

t = 

coder.FiType
   1×2 embedded.fi
             DataTypeMode: Fixed-point: binary point scaling
               Signedness: Signed
               WordLength: 16
           FractionLength: 15

Create a type for an object to use in code generation.

1. Create this value class:

classdef mySquare
    properties
        side;
    end
    
    methods
        function obj = mySquare(val)
            if nargin > 0
                obj.side = val;
            end
        end
        
        function a = calcarea(obj)
            a = obj.side * obj.side;
        end
        
    end
end

2. Create a type for an object that has the same properties as mySquare.

t = coder.newtype('mySquare');

3. Change the type of the property side.

t.Properties.side = coder.typeof(int8(3))
t = 

coder.ClassType
   1×1 mySquare   
      side: 1×1 int8

Create a type for a string scalar to use in code generation.

1. Create the string scalar type.

t = coder.newtype('string');

2. Specify the size.

t.Properties.Value = coder.newtype('char',[1,10]);

3. Make the string variable-size with an upper bound of 10.

t.Properties.Value = coder.newtype('char',[1,10],[0,1]);

4. Make the string variable-size with no upper bound.

t.Properties.Value = coder.newtype('char',[1,inf]);

Input Arguments

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Class of the set of values represented by the type object.

Example: coder.newtype('double',[6,3]);

Data Types: half | single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | logical | char | string | struct | table | cell | function_handle | categorical | datetime | duration | calendarDuration | fi
Complex Number Support: Yes

Scalar structure used to specify the fields in a new structure type.

Example: coder.newtype('struct',struct('a',ta,'b',tb));

Data Types: struct

Cell array of coder.Type objects that specify the types of the cells in a new cell array type.

Example: coder.newtype('cell',{ta,tb});

Data Types: cell

Size vector specifying each dimension of type object. The sz dimension cannot change the number of cells for a heterogeneous cell array.

Example: coder.newtype('int8',[1 2]);

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64
Complex Number Support: Yes

Name of the class from which the coder.ClassType is created. Specify as a character vector or string scalar. class_name must be the name of a value class.

Example: coder.newtype('mySquare')

Data Types: char | string

The value of variable_dims is true for dimensions for which sz specifies an upper bound of inf; false for all other dimensions.

Logical vector that specifies whether each dimension is variable-size (true) or fixed size (false). You cannot specify variable-size dimensions for a heterogeneous cell array.

Example: coder.newtype('char',[1,10],[0,1]);

Data Types: logical

Specifies the actual value of the constant.

Example: coder.newtype('constant',41);

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | logical | char | string | struct | table | cell

Enumeration values of a class.

Example: coder.newtype('MyColors');

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | logical | char | string | struct | table | cell | function_handle | categorical | datetime | duration | calendarDuration | fi
Complex Number Support: Yes

Name-Value Pair Arguments

Specify optional comma-separated pairs of Name,Value arguments. Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name must appear inside quotes. You can specify several name and value pair arguments in any order as Name1,Value1,...,NameN,ValueN.

Example: coder.newtype('embedded.fi',numerictype(1,16,15),[1 2])

Set complex to true to create a coder.Type object that can represent complex values. The type must support complex data.

Specify local fimath. If fimath is not specified, the code generator uses default fimath values.

Use only with 

t = coder.newtype('embedded.fi',numerictype,sz,variable_dims,Name,Value)

Set sparse to true to create a coder.Type object representing sparse data. The type must support sparse data.

Not for use with 

t = coder.newtype('embedded.fi',numerictype,sz,variable_dims,Name,Value)

Set gpu to true to create a coder.Type object that can represent the GPU input type. This option requires a valid GPU Coder™ license.

Output Arguments

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New coder.Type object.

Limitations

  • For sparse matrices, coder.newtype drops upper bounds for variable-size dimensions.

  • For GPU input types, only bounded numeric and logical base types are supported. Scalar GPU arrays, structures, cell-arrays, classes, enumerated types, character, half-precision and fixed-point data types are not supported.

  • When using coder.newtype to represent GPU inputs, the memory allocation (malloc) mode property of the GPU code configuration object must be set to 'discrete'.

Tips

  • The coder.newtype function fixes the size of a singleton dimension unless the variable_dims argument explicitly specifies that the singleton dimension has a variable-size.

    For example, the following code specifies a 1-by-:10 double. The first dimension (the singleton dimension) has a fixed size. The second dimension has a variable-size.

    t = coder.newtype('double',[1 10],1)
    By contrast, the following code specifies a :1-by-:10 double. Both dimensions have a variable-size.
    t = coder.newtype('double',[1 10],[1 1])

  • For a MATLAB Function block, singleton dimensions of input or output signals cannot have a variable-size.

Alternatives

coder.typeof

See Also

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