AUTOHELP

Generates a helpfile automatically.

You are now following this Submission

generates a helpfile automatically. AUTOHELP only works on GUI's. It reads the data stored in HANDLES. Look at the function SEARCHREPLACEMANYGUI (5/2/05 release) to see how it's used. This function is designed to be used by OKDLGWITHLISTBOX which will display the help it in a popup window with a listbox.

OKDLGWITHLISTBOX and SEARCHREPLACEMANYGUI can be found at the MATLAB File Exchange at www.mathworks.com

INPUT
HANDLES OR a filename preceeded by "-f"

OUTPUT
STR2 = a cell array of help strings
STR = a single long string of help output

USAGE

OKDlgWithListBox(['This is the automatically generated help ' ...
'for SEARCHREPLACEMANYGUI. It was generated using the ' ...
'AUTOHELP function and displayed using the OKDLGWITHLISTBOX ' ...
'function. All of the above mentioned functions can be found ' ...
'on the MATLAB File Exchange.'], ...
'SearchReplaceManyGUI :: Help',AutoHelp(handles));%

ANOTHER EXAMPLE:

OKDlgWithListBox(['This is the automatically generated help ' ...
'for SEARCHREPLACEMANYGUI. It was generated using the ' ...
'AUTOHELP function and displayed using the OKDLGWITHLISTBOX ' ...
'function. All of the above mentioned functions can be found ' ...
'on the MATLAB File Exchange.'], ...
'SearchReplaceManyGUI :: Help',AutoHelp(handles));%

SEE ALSO OKDLGWITHLISTBOX SEARCHREPLACEMANYGUI QUESTDLGWITHGRID AUTOHELP QUESTDLG GRID_AND_TABLE SPREADSHEET

Cite As

Michael Robbins (2026). AUTOHELP (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/7580-autohelp), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

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