MATLAB: Get property of the parent object

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If object contain an other object from another class, how can I access to the proprieties of that object from the child object ? In other words related to the example I give, how can I use the variable saved in Parent in the child ?
My parent class:
    classdef Parent < handle
        properties
            name = '' ;
            child = {};
        end
        methods
            function obj = Parent(name)
                obj.name = name
            end
            function createChild(obj, name)
                obj.child = child(name)
            end
        end
    end
My child class:
    classdef child < handel
        properties
            name = '';
        end
        methods
            function obj = child(name)
                obj.name = name;
            end
            function createBlock(obj)
                add_block('library/body', strcat(parent.name, '/', obj.name)
            end
        end
    end

Best Answer

Perhaps, this is what you want to do:
 classdef Parent < handle
   properties (SetAccess = private)
     name = '';
     child = [];
   end
   methods
     function this = Parent(name)
        this.name = name;
     end
     function createchild(this, name)
        this.child = child(name, this) %The child is now informed of his parent
     end
  end
classdef Child < handle
   properties (SetAccess = private)
      name = '';
      parent = [];
   end
     methods (Access = ?Parent)  %Only Parent is allowed to construct a child
        function this = Child(name, parent)
           this.name = name;
           this.parent = parent;
        end
     end
     methods
        function createblock(this)
           add_block('library/body', sprintf('%s/%s, parent.name, this.name));
        end
     end
  end
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