Simulink.dialog.Tab Class

Namespace: Simulink.dialog
Superclasses: Simulink.dialog.Container, Simulink.dialog.Control

Create instance of tab dialog control

Description

The Simulink.dialog.Tab class is a handle class that enables you to manage dialog control elements in tabs on a mask dialog box. To manage dialog control elements in tabs, get the mask object and use methods of the Simulink.dialog.Container class. See Add Dialog Control Elements to Mask Dialog Box for more information.

The Simulink.dialog.Tab class is a handle class.

Properties

Name — Identifier of tab dialog control

'Container' (default) | string scalar | character vector

Identifier of the tab dialog control, specified as a string scalar or character vector.

Example: 'Container1'

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
GetObservable	true
SetObservable	true

Data Types: char | string

Prompt — Display text of tab dialog control

string scalar | character vector

Display text of the tab dialog control, specified as a string scalar or character vector.

Example: 'Signal Attributes'

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
GetObservable	true
SetObservable	true

Data Types: char | string

Enabled — Option to edit parameters in mask dialog box

'on' (default) | 'off'

Option to edit parameters in the mask dialog box, specified as 'on' or 'off'.

• 'on' — You can edit the parameters within the tab on a mask dialog box.

• 'off' — You cannot view or edit the parameters within the tab on a mask dialog box, although the tab prompt appears.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
GetObservable	true
SetObservable	true

Data Types: logical

Visible — Option to display tab on mask dialog box

'on' (default) | 'off'

Option to display the tab on the mask dialog box, specified as 'on' or 'off'.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
GetObservable	true
SetObservable	true

Data Types: logical

AlignPrompts — Option to justify text boxes of edit and popup parameters within tab dialog control

'off' (default) | 'on'

Option to justify the text boxes of edit and popup parameters within the tab dialog control, specified as 'on' or 'off'.

• 'on' — Justify text boxes within the tab dialog based on the longest parameter prompt.

• 'off' — Do not justify text boxes.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
GetObservable	true
SetObservable	true

Data Types: logical

DialogControls — Child dialog controls of tab dialog control

character vector

Child dialog controls of the tab dialog control, specified as a character vector.

Example: '[1×4 Simulink.dialog.parameter.Control]'

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	private
GetObservable	true
SetObservable	true

Data Types: char

Tooltip — Informative message

string scalar | character vector

Informative message that appears when you point to an instance of the tab dialog control, specified as a string scalar or character vector.

Example: 'Open to View'

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
GetObservable	true
SetObservable	true

Data Types: char | string

Methods

Public Methods

addDialogControl	Add dialog control elements to mask dialog box
getDialogControl	Search for a specific dialog control on the mask
removeDialogControl	Remove dialog control from container in mask dialog box

Alternatives

You can manage tab dialog control elements using the Property editor in the Mask Editor dialog box. For more information, see Property editor.

Version History

Introduced in R2013b