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How to hide 'Tag' of an object in a figure from the findobj() command in another figure?

I have a graphic object in a figure marked as 'Tag'='haha' and an object in another figure marked as the same. Then if I run findobj('Tag','haha') in the scripts of the former figure, it returns a handle array of two elements. So, how can I prevent the visibility of the object with 'Tag'='haha' in the latter figure from findobj command in the former figure?

"Ha " <scifiles@126.com> wrote in message <hf22pf$2tr$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> I have a graphic object in a figure marked as 'Tag'='haha' and an object in another figure marked as the same. Then if I run findobj('Tag','haha') in the scripts of the former figure, it returns a handle array of two elements. So, how can I prevent the visibility of the object with 'Tag'='haha' in the latter figure from findobj command in the former figure?

You could change the Tag of your first object before running findobj and set it back just after...

set('your_1st_graphic_object','Tag','hoho')
findobj('Tag','haha')
set('your_1st_graphic_object','Tag','haha')

"Herve " <michaud_rene@yahoo.fr> wrote in message <hf2h15$363$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> "Ha " <scifiles@126.com> wrote in message <hf22pf$2tr$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> > I have a graphic object in a figure marked as 'Tag'='haha' and an object in another figure marked as the same. Then if I run findobj('Tag','haha') in the scripts of the former figure, it returns a handle array of two elements. So, how can I prevent the visibility of the object with 'Tag'='haha' in the latter figure from findobj command in the former figure?
>
> You could change the Tag of your first object before running findobj and set it back just after...
>
> set('your_1st_graphic_object','Tag','hoho')
> findobj('Tag','haha')
> set('your_1st_graphic_object','Tag','haha')

Or you could limit the search to the correct figure.
findobj(gcf,'Tag','haha')
or possibly
findobj(gcbf,'Tag','haha')
Generally it would be easier not to use the same Tag. Unless you have several instances of the same gui running.

"Pekka Kumpulainen" <pekka.nospam.kumpulainen@tut.please.fi> wrote in message <hf2iac$jp3$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> "Herve " <michaud_rene@yahoo.fr> wrote in message <hf2h15$363$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> > "Ha " <scifiles@126.com> wrote in message <hf22pf$2tr$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> > > I have a graphic object in a figure marked as 'Tag'='haha' and an object in another figure marked as the same. Then if I run findobj('Tag','haha') in the scripts of the former figure, it returns a handle array of two elements. So, how can I prevent the visibility of the object with 'Tag'='haha' in the latter figure from findobj command in the former figure?
> >
> > You could change the Tag of your first object before running findobj and set it back just after...
> >
> > set('your_1st_graphic_object','Tag','hoho')
> > findobj('Tag','haha')
> > set('your_1st_graphic_object','Tag','haha')
>
> Or you could limit the search to the correct figure.
> findobj(gcf,'Tag','haha')
> or possibly
> findobj(gcbf,'Tag','haha')
> Generally it would be easier not to use the same Tag. Unless you have several instances of the same gui running.

Thanks, findobj(gcf,'Tag','haha') works well.

"Ha " <scifiles@126.com> wrote in message
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>I have a graphic object in a figure marked as 'Tag'='haha' and an object in
>another figure marked as the same. Then if I run findobj('Tag','haha') in
>the scripts of the former figure, it returns a handle array of two
>elements. So, how can I prevent the visibility of the object with
>'Tag'='haha' in the latter figure from findobj command in the former
>figure?

In addition to the other suggestions you've received, you could change the
HandleVisibility property of one of the objects. However, the solution I'd
probably use is to change the Tag for one of the objects (permanently)
unless I had a very good reason for having two objects with the same Tag.

--
Steve Lord
slord@mathworks.com
comp.soft-sys.matlab (CSSM) FAQ: http://matlabwiki.mathworks.com/MATLAB_FAQ

"Steven Lord" <slord@mathworks.com> wrote in message <hf3b9o$oog$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
>
> "Ha " <scifiles@126.com> wrote in message
> news:hf22pf$2tr$1@fred.mathworks.com...
> >I have a graphic object in a figure marked as 'Tag'='haha' and an object in
> >another figure marked as the same. Then if I run findobj('Tag','haha') in
> >the scripts of the former figure, it returns a handle array of two
> >elements. So, how can I prevent the visibility of the object with
> >'Tag'='haha' in the latter figure from findobj command in the former
> >figure?
>
> In addition to the other suggestions you've received, you could change the
> HandleVisibility property of one of the objects. However, the solution I'd
> probably use is to change the Tag for one of the objects (permanently)
> unless I had a very good reason for having two objects with the same Tag.
>
> --
> Steve Lord
> slord@mathworks.com
> comp.soft-sys.matlab (CSSM) FAQ: http://matlabwiki.mathworks.com/MATLAB_FAQ
>

The reason why I asked this question is, as you said, I run several instances synchronously. Changing findobj('Tag',xxx) into findobj(gcf,'Tag',xxx) is a convinient way to solve my problem. Thanks for your reply.

"Ha " <scifiles@126.com> wrote in message <hf22pf$2tr$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> I have a graphic object in a figure marked as 'Tag'='haha' and an object in another figure marked as the same. Then if I run findobj('Tag','haha') in the scripts of the former figure, it returns a handle array of two elements. So, how can I prevent the visibility of the object with 'Tag'='haha' in the latter figure from findobj command in the former figure?

Make the tag in one just haha1
             tag in other just haha2
This should solve all your problems