How do I get a numerical value from Edit Text at a GUI and use it in same program?

I'm trying to build a control interface for Lego Mindstorms using Matlab, but I need to read the power, given by the Text Edit box. How can I do that?

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

str2double(get(handles.editbox_5, 'String'))  %replace editbox_5 with actual name of edit box

[Giovani Falcometa]

Thanks!

[Ecem Çetinyol]

Thanks too

[Mohammed Hazim]

That doesn't work!!!

Getting The following error:

Unable to resolve the name 'handles.width'.

Error in gui/ApplyButtonPushed (line 101)

val = str2double(get(handles.width, 'String')) %replace editbox_5 with actual name of edit box

Error in matlab.apps.AppBase>@(source,event)executeCallback(appdesigner.internal.service.AppManagementService.instance(),app,callback,requiresEventData,event) (line 63)

newCallback = @(source, event)executeCallback(appdesigner.internal.service.AppManagementService.instance(), ...

Error while evaluating Button PrivateButtonPushedFcn.