How do I pass a value out of a GUI when button is pressed? The value must be available to another m file
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Hello,
I am making a GUI which adds rows to a matrix in one part. I want the matrix to be available to another m-file when I press another button (export). I've been looking at this for two weeks and can't figure it out. What is the syntax to make this matrix available to another function? eg x = function (y, exported_matrix). The normal [export_matrix] =Callback_pushbutton(....) doesn't work for GUI's. Can someone explain this? Sorry, this is probably basic but I can't see by any examples how this would work with my own GUI.
Thanks,
Brian
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Brian
on 25 Jun 2013
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Image Analyst
on 25 Jun 2013
You had said "I have tried global, ..., I have been at this for three days, I'm not getting it. " I guess you eventually got it right.
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Image Analyst
on 26 May 2013
Did you ever stumble upon the FAQ: http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_share_data_between_callback_functions_in_my_GUI.28s.29.3F
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Jan
on 21 Jun 2013
Edited: Jan
on 21 Jun 2013
Assume your GUI has the tag-property 'MyGUI' (a more meaningful tag is recommended...). Then the store the matrix in the handles struct inside the GUI:
handles.matrix = rand(10, 10); % Or how ever you define the elements
guidata(hObject, handles); % 1st argument: handle of the current object
Now obtain the matrix from your external M-file:
function theExternalFunction
guiHandle = findobj(allchild(0), 'flat', 'tag', 'MyGUI');
guiHandles = guidata(guiHandle);
matrix = guiHandles.matrix;
...
guidata() is a wrapper for setappdata() and getappdata(). Some exceptions should be caught by tests, e.g. if the guiHandle cannot be found because the GUI has been closed before, etc.
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