How to create different callbacks for left and right click on a figure object?

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I have an axes and I wish to execute two different functionalities on left and right click on the figure.
For example, when I right click I want to the open the UICONTEXT MENU, and when I left click I want the figure to update with new data, or open another GUI.
Currently, when I right click it open the UICONTEXT menu and also fires open a new GUI.
How do I create different functionalities for the left and right click of the mouse?

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MathWorks Support Team
MathWorks Support Team on 14 Sep 2020
Edited: MathWorks Support Team on 7 Jul 2020
The figure contains the 'SELECTIONTYPE' property which changes depending up on the type of click and ENABLE property of the particular UICONTROL/ figure object.
Detailed description of values that this property can take can be found at the following link in the documentation:
In your GUI, create cases in the BUTTONDOWNFCN of the UICONTROL/FIGURE OBJECT based on the value of 'SELECTIONTYPE' that you desire so that you can place code for action after left or right clicks in the appropriate case.
I have attached an example to demonstrate this behavior, look at the BUTTONDOWNFCN of the AXES. Here the figure does not fire the action for left click on a right click event.
I have also attached an example that demonstrates how to do this for other objects, such as a line object.

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