wdisp: a pedestrian command window waitbar

Creates a waitbar-like display in the command window.

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Creates the equivalent of WAITBAR in the command window.
See:
help wdisp
for a self-explanatory example - or type:

t='-\|/';
for i=1:40
tl=wdisp( 0,sprintf('time %c %s',t(rem(i,4)+1),datestr(now)));
% do some computation(s)
tl=wdisp(tl,sprintf('count %3d %s',i,repmat('.',1,i)));
% do more computation(s)
pause(.1);
tl=wdisp(tl);
end

Cite As

us (2026). wdisp: a pedestrian command window waitbar (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/1436-wdisp-a-pedestrian-command-window-waitbar), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0.0

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