Why do I receive an “Undefined function or method 'propertyeditor' for input arguments of type 'double'” error when trying to open the “Property Editor” in MATLAB 7.3 (R2006b)?

When I try to open the “Property Editor” from the “View” menu in a figure I receive this error:

 "??? Undefined function or method 'propertyeditor' for input arguments of type 'double'.

 Error in ==> viewmenufcn at 43

     propertyeditor (hfig, 'toggle')

 ??? Error using ==> viewmenufcn PropertyEditor                 

 Undefined function or method 'propertyeditor' for input arguments of type 'double'.

 ??? Error while evaluating uimenu Callback

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

The error indicates that MATLAB cannot find the propertyeditor.m MATLAB-file in the search path. Check if "$MATLABROOT\toolbox\matlab\plottools" directory is on the MATLAB path by using the PATH command where $MATLABROOT is your MATLAB installation directory.

To find the root directory type the following in the MATLAB command prompt:

matlabroot

To find the search path that MATLAB uses, type the following at the command prompt:

path

If the directory is not on the MATLAB path, do the following:

1. Select File –> Set Path from the top menu bar in MATLAB.

2. Click on "Add folder" then navigate to the folder that contains the propertyeditor.m MATLAB-file.

3. Click on OK.

Now, selecting the Property Editor from the View menu should not return an error.