MATLAB: Is there a way to access class data and methods with the scope (::) operator with the Legacy Code Tool in Simulink 6.4 (R2006a)

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I am using the Legacy Code Tool (LCT) to import some existing C++ code. In my .cpp function calls, I am accessing class data and methods via the scope operator ( :: ). I am not sure how this would translate over to the wrappers for methods used in Simulink.

Best Answer

This is a limitation in the Legacy Code Tool.
You can workaround the limitation by writing simple preprocessor macros (if the methods you want to call are static):
 #define Common_DDM_Type  Common::DDM_Type 
 #define CCommon_vectorType CCommon::vectorType 
 ...
 #define CCommon_computeVectorDotProduct CCommon::computeVectorDotProduct
 ...
You will have to create the bus objects corresponding to the Common::DDM_Type and CCommon::vectorType structures. Do not forget to specify the header file for each bus object. The LCT function specification should be like:
 def.OutputFcnSpec = 'FDCommandType y1 = computeFlightDirectorCommand( 
     int32 u1, 
     Common_DDM_Type u2, 
     Common_DDM_Type u3, 
     Common_DDM_Type u4, 
     Common_DDM_Type u5,
     CCommon_vectorType u6,
     CCommon_vectorType u7, double u8);'
This is a common workaround.
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