matlab里变量名是什么意思,matlab函数变量命名问题

我有一段别人编的代码不是很明白，希望大神能够帮我解释几个问题

背景：这是作者自己编的函数addSVO 括号内的(obj,id,class,svos) 四个量，后三个我都可以在程序里找到设置。但obj这个我不是很理解。

所以后面出现的"obj.****"这个要怎么理解呢？

是说的这一大类么？不是很懂。重点是那个“.”是什么用途啊？

function addSVO(obj,id,class,svos)

if obj.update_flag

ME = MException('fim:addSVO:invalidAction',...

'Cannot add SVO after a call to update has been made.');

throw(ME);

elseif nargin < 3

ME = MException('fim:addSVO:notEnoughInputs',...

'Not enough input arguments.');

throw(ME);

elseif all([1 2] ~= class)

ME = MException('fim:addSVO:invalidInput',...

'class must be either 1 or 2');

throw(ME);

elseif ~ischar(id) || any(strcmpi(obj.ids,id))

ME = MException('fim:addSVO:invalidInput',...

'id must be a unique string');

throw(ME);

elseif ~isa(svos,'SVO')

ME = MException('fim:addSVO:invalidInput',...

'Last input must belong to the class "SVO"');

throw(ME);

elseif svos.nx ~= obj.nx

ME = MException('fim:addSVO:invalidInput',...

'The given SVO must have a number of states equal to %d',obj.nx);

throw(ME);

end

if strcmpi(id,'nominal')

if class ~= 1

ME = MException('fim:addSVO:invalidInput',...

'Nominal SVO must be class 1.');

throw(ME);

end

obj.nml = obj.nSVO+1;

elseif strcmpi(id,'global')

if class ~= 1

ME = MException('fim:addSVO:invalidInput',...

'Global SVO must be class 1.');

throw(ME);

end

obj.glb = obj.nSVO+1;

%options.approximation = 'hypercube'; %this property is used

%in fim:update during the nominal mode operation

end

obj.nSVO = obj.nSVO + 1;

obj.SVObank = [obj.SVObank;

svos];

obj.ids = [obj.ids;id];

obj.classes = [obj.classes;class];

if class == 1

%Class 1 SVOs are active by default

obj.active = [obj.active;1];

else

obj.active = [obj.active;0];

end

end