MATLAB Function Reference

waitforbuttonpress - Wait for key press or mouse-button click

Syntax

k = waitforbuttonpress

Description

k = waitforbuttonpress blocks the caller's execution stream until the function detects that the user has clicked a mouse button or pressed a key while the figure window is active. The function returns

• 0 if it detects a mouse button click

• 1 if it detects a key press

Additional information about the event that causes execution to resume is available through the figure's CurrentCharacter, SelectionType, and CurrentPoint properties.

If a WindowButtonDownFcn is defined for the figure, its callback is executed before waitforbuttonpress returns a value.

Example

These statements display text in the Command Window when the user either clicks a mouse button or types a key in the figure window:

w = waitforbuttonpress;
if w == 0
    disp('Button click')
else
    disp('Key press')
end

See Also

dragrect, ginput, rbbox, waitfor

Developing User Interfaces for related functions

waitfor

warndlg