How to create a drop down list with fixed title?

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I want a drop box with title 'Math' under which basic mathematical operations will be there-
BasicOperation = uicontrol(parent, 'Style', 'popup', 'Units', 'normalized', 'ToolTipString', 'Add/Subtract', 'String',{' = ',' + ',' - ',' * ',' / '} );
Like in this image - Title 'MATLAB Central' under which some options are there!
Thanks!
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Adam
Adam on 14 Feb 2018
A dropdown list in a panel with a title, or simply with a text box above it would be the simplest option.
Nipurn Gulgulia
Nipurn Gulgulia on 15 Feb 2018
Edited: Nipurn Gulgulia on 15 Feb 2018
@Adam I am doing it in panel only, but i have 5-6 different drop down button. I can't give a single title. Is there any other type of button which i can use?

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Rik
Rik on 14 Feb 2018
The code below stores the chosen option in handles.BasicOperationString and resets the value back to the first option. You need to add something somewhere to control for the case that the user selects the first option (i.e. the explanatory text).
handles.BasicOperation = uicontrol(...
'Parent',parent,...
'Style', 'popup',...
'Units', 'normalized',...
'ToolTipString', 'Add/Subtract',...
'String',{'Basic operations',' = ',' + ',' - ',' * ',' / '},...
'Callback',@(hObject,eventdata) BasicOperationCallback(hObject,eventdata,guidata(hObject)));
function BasicOperationCallback(hObject,eventdata,handles)%#ok
val=get(hObject,'Value');
str=get(hObject,'String');
handles.BasicOperationString=str{val};
guidata(hObject,handles)%update handle struct
set(hObject,'Value',1);%reset to text
end
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Nipurn Gulgulia
Nipurn Gulgulia on 15 Feb 2018
Edited: Nipurn Gulgulia on 15 Feb 2018
Thanks for your suggestions, I tried to run your code but i am getting error "Undefined function 'BasicOperationCallback' for input arguments of type 'double'."
Rik
Rik on 15 Feb 2018
How did you save it? Because I see no reason why this would be the case.

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