Create n number of figures in MATLAB GUI.

In normal matlab coding, we can have as many plots as we want. For eg:

plot(x,sinx);
figure;
plot(x,sinx);


and so on

Now I want to develop a GUI. I different sets of temperature values against time. So I want show one set of temperature values against time as the figure1. Then create a new figure by pressing a push button and then show another set of temperature values against time and so on upto n figures. I am average level matlab programmer but creating gui in matlab, I am learning it for the first time today. So far what I know is place an axes on the GUI background and then use that axes to plot the graph. I want to create another figure by pressing some button in the GUI. Is that possible or I have to just show the next set of temperature readings in the same figure itself without forming a seperate figure. Which is possible. Kindly help me understand how to do it, if it is possible to do it. Thanking You.

Answer 1

[Jan]

The easiest way is not to use GUIDE or the AppDesigner, but to create the figures programmatically. See FEX: 41 GUI examples, for many example codes.

function YourTool(Param)
if nargin == 0
    Param = 1;
end
FigH = figure;
axesH = axes;
title(sprintf('Figure for Param: %d', Param));
plot(axesH, 1:10, rand(10,10))
uicontrol('Style', 'PushButton', 'Position', [5, 5, 100, 26], ...
    'String', 'Next plot...', ...
    'Callback', {@myCallback, Param});
end

function myCallback(ButtonH, EventData, Param)
% The easiest way is to call the main function again:
Param = Param + 1;
YourTool(Param);
end