Following calls to static methods with indexing when importing classes

Question

I have a class file myClass.m in a package folder +myPack that\'s on the path. A simple example of the class file is:

classdef myClass
         


        

Answer 1

Here is some more weird for you: the behavior is different if you are running in the command window, from a script, or from a function!

1) command prompt (1st: ok, 2nd: error)

This is what you've already shown

>> x = myPack.myClass(2).prop
x =
     2

>> import myPack.myClass; y = myClass(2).prop
Static method or constructor invocations cannot be indexed.
Do not follow the call to the static method or constructor with
any additional indexing or dot references. 

2) Script (1st: error, 2nd: error)

testMyClassScript.m

x = myPack.myClass(2).prop
import myPack.myClass; y = myClass(2).prop

and

>> testMyClassScript
Static method or constructor invocations cannot be indexed.
Do not follow the call to the static method or constructor with
any additional indexing or dot references.
Error in testMyClassScript (line 1)
x = myPack.myClass(2).prop 

(the second line would also throw the same error)

3) Function (1st: ok, 2nd: ok)

testMyClassFunction.m

function testMyClassFunction()
    x = myPack.myClass(2).prop
    import myPack.myClass; y = myClass(2).prop
end

and

>> testMyClassFunction
x =
     2
y =
     2

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I would definitely call that a bug :) The expected behavior is to give an error in all cases.