`import`

Adds a package or class name to the import list so it can be used with a short name.

Syntax

import pkg.name

Imports one function or class from package pkg.

import pkg.*

Imports everything in package pkg.

Description

Package members are normally called by their full path, such as containers.Map(...). With import containers.Map, the shorter Map(...) is recognized in the same function or script. The list lasts until the function ends or the workspace is cleared, and the command form import pkg.name is the usual way to write it.

Importing does not load anything and cannot make an unknown name valid; it only gives the name an alias.

Input arguments

pkg.name: Fully qualified name, such as containers.Map or matlab.lang.makeValidName.

Example

Using the full name

import containers.Map
m = containers.Map();
m('one') = 1;
disp(m.Count)

Output

Notes

The import statement is accepted, but short names are not resolved afterwards in this version. Always write the full name, as in the example.

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