data types in simulink

Does Simulink support data types like string, char, CAN_MESSAGE? If not, how can we make that happen?

Answer 1

[ES]

They are not supported by default. But you can create custom type definitions using Simulink Aliases.

https://in.mathworks.com/help/simulink/slref/simulink.aliastype.html for simple signals

and Simulink Bus Objects for complex structures.

https://in.mathworks.com/help/simulink/slref/simulink.bus-class.html

[Birdman]

Can you provide an example for your explanation?