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progress bar

24 Apr 2009 (Updated 12 May 2009)

This function print on your command window a handmade progress bar.

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Description	If you have a time consuming loop, you can measure the time to end with this function. The only thing you have to know is the total number of loops to do. For instance if you use: >>for j = 1:10^6 >>statement; >>progress_bar(j, 10^6); >>end you get the same result in screenshot.
MATLAB release	MATLAB 7.4 (R2007a)

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Comments and Ratings (2)
12 May 2009	Jason Kaeding	Why not use built-in waitbar function?
12 Jan 2010	Rob Campbell	The waitbar can be annoying at times, so I see why this would be a nice function to have. Unfortunately is has to clear the screen to work. Personally, I prefer sticking an fprintf('.') in the loop so that I can see the progress. Simple but effective.

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Updates
12 May 2009	A third optional input parameter is added. it is useful if embedding the progress_bar function within another function in order to visualize for instance its name (e.g. see screenshot).