findobj for multiple 'Tag's

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Vincent I
Vincent I on 17 Jun 2013
Hi, is there any way I could look for multiple tags like this:
findobj(0,'Tag',['Name1','Name2','Name3',etc])
instead of
findobj(0,'Tag','Name1','-or','Tag','Name2','-or','Tag','Name3'...etc)
????
Thank you

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Andrew Reibold
Andrew Reibold on 17 Jun 2013
Edited: Andrew Reibold on 17 Jun 2013
When you use findobj, it returns the object handle (May look like an arbitrary number to the user). There are many ways to do what you want I think. Here is one
First, create a cell array with the names of the tags you want to find, then use findobj in a loop to collect the object handles.
mytags = {'Name1' 'Name2' 'Name3' ... )
for i = length(mytags)
objecthandles.(genvarname(mytags{1})= findobj(0, 'tag', mytags{1})
end
The output should be a structure of variables called 'objecthandles' that has variables for each of your tag names, and the variables store the object handles.
The output should look something like:
objecthandles =
objecthandles.Name1 = 300.12
objecthandles.Name2 = 292.73
objecthandles.Name3 = 512.42
...
You now are able to call all of their handles at will. Let me know if I made a syntax error or soemthing and I can correct this.
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Vincent I
Vincent I on 18 Jun 2013
i was trying to limit using a loop to get the handle for each figure but i guess this is the only way to go. thanks for your answers

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per isakson
per isakson on 17 Jun 2013
Edited: per isakson on 17 Jun 2013
A shot in the dark with R2012a. This returns handles rather than an error message
>> findobj(0,'Tag',{'Name1','Name2','Name3'} )
ans =
0
221.0011
220.0011
219.0011
218.0011
188.0011
156.0011
190.0011
189.0011
158.0011
157.0011
>>
Cell array would be the Matlab way. Compare set. However, I don't think it is covered by the documentation.
No good:
>> h = findobj(0,'Tag',{'Name1','Name2','Name3'} );
>> get( h, 'Tag' )
ans =
''
''
''
''
''
''
''
''
''
''
''
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Andrew Reibold
Andrew Reibold on 17 Jun 2013
Edited: Andrew Reibold on 17 Jun 2013
Nice! I think my answer was doing it the hard way.
Always better to use arrays/vectors than a loop whenever possible. It is much more resource efficient. Use this answer Victor
per isakson
per isakson on 17 Jun 2013
Edited: per isakson on 17 Jun 2013
I'll file this as a request or bug:-)

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