Countdown

Version 1.2.0.1 (2.55 KB) by Brett Shoelson
Creates a figure to countdown remaining time (minutes/seconds only).
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Creates a figure to countdown remaining time (minutes/seconds only).

By default, the figure includes an optical illusion created with lines and patches. This can be turned off.

SYNTAX:
countdown(MINS)
countdown(MINS,SECS)
countdown(MINS,SECS,SHOWILLUSION)
(Third argument is optional; enter 0 to suppress optical illusion.)
Shows how to use timer objects and callbacks.

Cite As

Brett Shoelson (2026). Countdown (https://se.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/18165-countdown), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2007b
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux
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Version Published Release Notes
1.2.0.1

Updated license
1.2.0.0

Updated M file and license text file copyright to The MathWorks, Inc.

1.1.0.0

added copyright
1.0.0.0

Modified inputs to allow specification of ending message. Also provided a few examples for use.