UIINSPECT - display methods, properties & callbacks of an object
Inspect an object handle (Java/COM/HG); display its methods/properties/callbacks in a unified window
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Cite As
Yair Altman (2026). UIINSPECT - display methods, properties & callbacks of an object (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/17935-uiinspect-display-methods-properties-callbacks-of-an-object), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
Acknowledgements
Inspired by: findjobj - find java handles of Matlab graphic objects
Inspired: findjobj - find java handles of Matlab graphic objects, checkClass - inspect a Java/Matlab/Python/COM/C++/.NET class, getundoc - get undocumented object properties, convert objects to string, propertiesGUI - display data in editable context-aware table, Programmatically scroll Variables Editor, Figure from text file (supports HTML tags)
General Information
- Version 1.28.0 (32.4 KB)
MATLAB Release Compatibility
- Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
| Version | Published | Release Notes | Action |
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| 1.28.0 | Fix for R2014a and older Matlab releases |
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| 1.27.0 | Additional fixes for R2014b (HG2) - a lot of changes were indeed required for 14b, which broke numerous things! |
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| 1.26.0 | Fixed properties panel for .Net objects |
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| 1.25.0 | Fixed a reported "invalid object handle" bug |
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| 1.24.0 | Fixes for multiple edge cases |
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| 1.23.0 | Fixed for R2014a, R2014b |
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| 1.22.0 | Fixes for the upcoming HG2 |
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| 1.21.0 | Added context-menu options to export handle to workspace; prevented intermittent crash reported for uiinspect(0); fixed and improved callbacks table; added hidden properties to the properties tooltip; updated help section |
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| 1.18.0 | Prevented intermittent error reported for uiinspect(0); added hidden properties to the properties tooltip; updated help section; updated javadoc hyperlinks; fixed and improved callbacks table |
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| 1.17.0 | Fixes for R2012a+ |
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| 1.16.0 | Fixed R2011b crash when inspecting COM; fixed problems with Value field in "Other properties" table of static fields; fixed display of non-static Java fields; fixed display of some cases of Java class names; minor fixes for Matlab class properties |
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| 1.15.0 | Fixed several issues in the Value field of the "Other properties" table |
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| 1.14.0 | Removed R2010b warning messages; minor fix for Dot-Net classes; minor fixes for callbacks table; fixed online docpage for Java Swing classes |
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| 1.13.0 | Major fix for pre-R2010 compatibility |
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| 1.12.0 | Major fix for pre-R2010 compatibility |
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| 1.11.0 | Minor fix suggested by Andrew Stamps; added automatic callbacks grouping |
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| 1.10.0 | Displayed class modifiers; improved performance; removed empty panels by default; fixed warning msgs when sorting props table; fixes for R2010b; fixed download (m-file => zip-file) |
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| 1.9.0 | Displayed class modifiers; improved performance; removed empty panels by default; fixed warning msgs when sorting props table; fixes for R2010b |
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| 1.8.0 | Fixes for R2010a |
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| 1.7.0 | Added CaretPositionChanged & InputMethodTextChanged to list of standard callbacks; minor fix to requesting focus of Java handles; minor fix to version-check display; fixed a few bugs in properties meta-info of Matlab classes |
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| 1.6.0 | Added support for Matlab classes (helped by Darik Gamble); improved display for classname input; fixed methods info gathering for some handles |
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| 1.5.0 | Improved information display for HG handles; added HG-handle screenshot to animated gif (added to COM and Java screenshots); enabled reuse of uiinspect window |
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| 1.4.0 | Fixed setting callbacks on non-handle('CallbackProperties')ed Java objects; fixed input param edge-case; hyperlinked the className to Sun's javadocs where relevant; auto-checked newer version; removed figure main menu |
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| 1.3.0 | Fixed case of no methods (e.g., uimenus); fixed superclass/interfaces of classname input; auto-hide callbacks pane if no CBs are available; fixed occasional endless loop upon callback update error |
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| 1.2.0 | Added Extra method details checkbox (default=off); auto-hide inspectable checkbox if irrelevant; auto-sort methods by args list; hyperlinked classes; fixed title for classname inputs |
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| 1.1.0 | Fixed single property edge-case; fixed prop name case sensitivity problem; fixed properties tooltip; now accepts class names - not just object handles; added display of class interfaces & static fields |
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| 1.0.0 | Fixes for many edge-cases |
