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uiopen - Open file selection dialog box with appropriate file filters

Syntax

uiopen
uiopen('MATLAB')
uiopen('LOAD')
uiopen('FIGURE')
uiopen('SIMULINK')
uiopen('EDITOR')

Description

uiopen displays a modal file selection dialog from which a user can select a file to open. The dialog is the same as the one displayed when you select Open from the File menu in the MATLAB desktop.

Selecting a file in the dialog and clicking Open does the following:

• Gets the file using uigetfile

• Opens the file in the base workspace using the open command

  Note   A modal dialog box prevents the user from interacting with other windows before responding. For more information, see WindowStyle in the MATLAB Figure Properties.

  Note   Only the form uiopen('LOAD') can be compiled into a standalone application. You can create a file selection dialog that can be compiled using uigetfile.

uiopen or uiopen('MATLAB') displays the dialog with the file filter set to all MATLAB files.

uiopen('LOAD') displays the dialog with the file filter set to MAT-files (*.mat).

uiopen('FIGURE') displays the dialog with the file filter set to figure files (*.fig).

uiopen('SIMULINK') displays the dialog with the file filter set to model files (*.mdl).

uiopen('EDITOR') displays the dialog with the file filter set to all MATLAB files except for MAT-files and FIG-files. All files are opened in the MATLAB Editor.

Examples

Typing uiopen('figure') sets the Files of type field to Figures (*.fig):

See Also

uigetfile, uiputfile, uisave

uint8, uint16, uint32, uint64

uipanel

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