Here are the sample constant definitions once more:
Slice
const bool AppendByDefault = true;
const byte LowerNibble = 0x0f;
const string Advice = "Don't Panic!";
const short TheAnswer = 42;
const double PI = 3.1416;
enum Fruit { Apple, Pear, Orange }
const Fruit FavoriteFruit = Pear;
Here are the generated definitions for these constants:
MATLAB
classdef AppendByDefault
properties(Constant)
value logical = true
end
end
classdef LowerNibble
properties(Constant)
value uint8 = 15
end
end
classdef Advice
properties(Constant)
value char = 'Don''t Panic!'
end
end
classdef TheAnswer
properties(Constant)
value int16 = 42
end
end
classdef PI
properties(Constant)
value double = 3.1416
end
end
classdef FavoriteFruit
properties(Constant)
value = Fruit.Pear
end
end
As you can see, each Slice constant is mapped to a MATLAB class with the same name as the constant. The class contains a constant property named value that holds the value of the constant.
Slice string literals that contain non-ASCII characters or universal character names are mapped to MATLAB string literals with UTF-16 character codes. For example:
Slice
const string Egg = "œuf"; const string Heart = "c\u0153ur"; const string Banana = "\U0001F34C";
is mapped to:
Java
classdef Egg
properties(Constant)
value char = sprintf('\x0153uf')
end
end
classdef Heart
properties(Constant)
value char = sprintf('c\x0153ur')
end
end
classdef Banana
properties(Constant)
value char = sprintf('\xd83c\xdf4c')
end
end
The mapping uses the sprintf function to convert encoded strings into native MATLAB character arrays.