Create and activate figures by name

Finds and activates, or creates, figure with user-specified name.

Version 1.3.0 (2.3 KB)
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6 Jan 2015
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Brett Shoelson (2026). Create and activate figures by name (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/18220-create-and-activate-figures-by-name), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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1.3.0

R2014b ready.
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1.2.0

Fixes a bug when togglefig is called with no input arguments. Thanks to Danilo for pointing it out!
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1.1.0

I added a new (optional) input argument that triggers a CLF (clear-figure) command.
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1.0.0

Minor modification to suppress handle generation if no output is requested.
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