How do I prompt for, and obtain user input from, a MATLAB COM Builder generated object?

How do I prompt for, and obtain user input from, a MATLAB COM Builder generated object?

I would like to prompt for user input during execution of a function in my COM object.

Because there is no system prompt, the INPUT function does not work, are there any alternatives?

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

In order to prompt for user input from a MATLAB COM Builder generated function, you should use the INPUTDLG utility.

This function allows your program to display a graphical dialog box, and obtain user data entered there. Please see the following code for an example:

function myio

x = inputdlg('Enter Your Age :');

msgbox(['You age is : ' num2str(x{1})]);

Detailed information on how to use this function is available from the MATLAB Documentation. Type, "doc inputdlg" at the MATLAB Command Prompt to access this data.

PLEASE NOTE: You will need to link against the C/C++ Graphics libraries in order to do this.

This setting is available from the COMTOOL Project -> Settings menu.