function varargout = foo(varargin)

    methodTable = {@foo1, ["any"];  % dispatch based on number of inputs
    @foo2, ["logical","logical"];   % dispatch based on type
    @foo3, ["numeric", "logical"];
    @foo3, ["logical", "numeric"];  % repeated method for different type
    @foo4, ["Person"];              % dispatch on class
    @foo5, ["any", "logical"]};             

    [varargout{1:nargout}] = dispatch(varargin, methodTable);

end

function out = foo1(a)
    out = a;
end

function out = foo2(a, b)
   out = logical(a && b);
end

function out = foo3(a, b)
    out = a * b;
end

function [out1,out2] = foo4(p)
    out1 = p.name;
    out2 = p.age;
end

function [out1,out2] = foo5(a,b)
    out1 = a;
    out2 = b;
end

% dispatch based on number of inputs
>> foo(2)
ans =
     2

% dispatch based on type
>> foo(true, false)
ans =
  logical
   0

% dispatch based on type
>> foo(2, true)
ans =
  2

% dispatch on number of output args
>> p = Person("Amin",25);
>> foo(p) % dispatches on foo1
ans = 
  Person with properties:
    name: "Amin"
     age: 25

>> [a,b] = foo(p) % dispatches on foo4
a = 
    "Amin"
b =
    25

% dispatch on any type
>> foo({2},true)
ans =
  logical
   1

% error handling
>> foo({2},p)
error: no method found