In 2013b MATLAB introduced categorical variables, which fits perfect the classification need. So instead of keeping separately class numbers and corresponding labels, one can combine them together in a categorical variable. Perhaps can be a good idea to consider using categorical variable to keep class belongings inside the toolbox. For user input it can look as follows:
Check if user already provided categorical variable for classes. If yes - use it as is
If provided class variable is numeric - convert it to categorical (if labels provided - use them as well)
If provided class variable is cell array with class names - convert it to categorical variable
It is not an urgent issue, can be implemented in one of later releases if you agree. The only cons I see here is that older MATLAB versions (< 2013) do not support it.
yzontov
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4 years ago
In 2013b MATLAB introduced categorical variables, which fits perfect the classification need. So instead of keeping separately class numbers and corresponding labels, one can combine them together in a categorical variable. Perhaps can be a good idea to consider using categorical variable to keep class belongings inside the toolbox. For user input it can look as follows:
It is not an urgent issue, can be implemented in one of later releases if you agree. The only cons I see here is that older MATLAB versions (< 2013) do not support it.