get_yes_or_no

Prompt user to provide a yes-or-no answer, with an optional default value.

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get_yes_or_no(prompt,default) displays a prompt and reads a response from standard input. If the response is 'y', 'yes', 'Y', or "yes", a value of 1 is returned. If the response is 'n', 'no', 'N', or 'NO', a value of 0 is returned. If the user types 'quit' or 'exit', the program is stopped. If the user does not provide input and the optional default argument is present, the default value is returned. If none of these conditions is satisfied, an error message is generated and the prompt is displayed again.

Cite As

Phillip M. Feldman (2026). get_yes_or_no (https://se.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/24037-get_yes_or_no), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.1.0.0

Version 2.1 implements workaround for Matlab compiler bug involving strtrim. (strtrim dies when the input string is empty).

1.0.0.0