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Grid widget for MATLAB?

none — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:27:01 -0400

I am thinking of using MATLAB to write a GUI application. I have done
some simple GUI things with it, charts, dialogs, etc. But, is there a
grid-like control that can be used with MATLAB (similar to the Excel
type grid)

thanks

John

Re: Grid widget for MATLAB?

Peter — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:01:21 -0400

On Nov 1, 3:27 pm, none <""john\"@(none)"> wrote:
> I am thinking of using MATLAB to write a GUI application. I have done
> some simple GUI things with it, charts, dialogs, etc. But, is there a
> grid-like control that can be used with MATLAB (similar to the Excel
> type grid)
>
> thanks
>
> John

How about the following?

a = 1:12;
open a

This will open the variable a in the built-in, spreadsheet-like array
editor. I believe you can configure the editor to be free-floating
(apart from the desktop window) if you so desire.

--Peter

Re: Grid widget for MATLAB?

Yair Altman — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:12:56 -0400

> I am thinking of using MATLAB to write a GUI application. I
> have done some simple GUI things with it, charts, dialogs,
> etc. But, is there a grid-like control that can be used with
> MATLAB (similar to the Excel type grid)

Check this Java-based data table:
http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/loadFile.do?objectId=14225
You may also look at some of my other submissions for
examples of using Java Swing for rich Matlab GUI:
http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/loadAuthor.do?objectType=author&objectId=1096533

Matlab has an undocumented and unsupported built-in function
(uitable) that can also be a simple basic solution (my table
is basically an expanded wrapper for it). If you really want
fine-grained control over your data table/grid, consider
using your own Java object (like Swing's JTable or one of a
multitude of available Java widgets out there).

Lastly, if you only care about Windows, you can always embed
an ActiveX grid or table control. Look at the actxcontrol
and relatives.

Yair Altman
http://ymasoftware.com