uifigure-Based Apps

Develop apps programmatically using UI figures designed for app building (uifigure function)

Design and edit apps programmatically by coding their layout and behavior using MATLAB® functions. The uifigure function creates a figure that is specially configured for app building and serves as the container for your user interface. UI figures support the same types of modern graphics and interactive UI components that App Designer supports.

Functions

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uifigureCreate figure for designing apps
uigridlayoutCreate grid layout manager
uipanelCreate panel container
uitabgroupCreate container for tabbed panels
uitabCreate tabbed panel
uiaxesCreate UI axes for plots in apps
axesCreate Cartesian axes
geoaxesCreate geographic axes
polaraxesCreate polar axes

Common Components

uibuttonCreate push button or state button component
uibuttongroupCreate button group to manage radio buttons and toggle buttons
uicheckboxCreate check box component
uidatepickerCreate date picker component
uidropdownCreate drop-down component
uieditfieldCreate text or numeric edit field component
uiimageCreate image component
uilabelCreate label component
uilistboxCreate list box component
uiradiobuttonCreate radio button component
uisliderCreate slider component
uispinnerCreate spinner component
uitable Create table user interface component
uitextareaCreate text area component
uitogglebuttonCreate toggle button component
uitreeCreate tree component
uitreenodeCreate tree node component

Figure Tools

uicontextmenuCreate context menu component
uimenuCreate menu or menu items
uipushtoolCreate push tool in toolbar
uitoggletoolCreate toggle tool in toolbar
uitoolbarCreate toolbar in figure

Instrumentation Components

uigaugeCreate gauge component
uiknobCreate knob component
uilampCreate lamp component
uiswitchCreate slider switch, rocker switch, or toggle switch component

Extensible Components

uihtmlCreate HTML UI component

Tree Node

expandExpand tree node
collapseCollapse tree node
moveMove tree node

Containers, List Box, or Tree

scrollScroll to location within container, tree, list box, or text area

Context Menu

openOpen context menu at location within UI figure

Table

uistyleCreate style for table UI component
addStyleAdd style to table UI component
removeStyleRemove style from table UI component
uialertDisplay alert dialog box
uiconfirmCreate confirmation dialog box
uiprogressdlgCreate progress dialog box
uisetcolorOpen color picker
uigetfileOpen file selection dialog box
uiputfileOpen dialog box for saving files
uigetdirOpen folder selection dialog box
uiopenOpen file selection dialog box and load selected file into workspace
uisaveOpen dialog box for saving variables to MAT-file

Properties

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UI Figure PropertiesControl UI figure appearance and behavior for uifigure-based apps
GridLayout PropertiesControl grid layout manager behavior
Panel PropertiesControl panel appearance in uifigure-based apps
TabGroup PropertiesControl tab group appearance and behavior in uifigure-based apps
Tab PropertiesControl tab appearance in uifigure-based apps
UIAxes PropertiesUI axes appearance and behavior
Axes Properties Axes appearance and behavior
GeographicAxes PropertiesControl geographic axes appearance and behavior
PolarAxes PropertiesPolar axes appearance and behavior

Common Components

Button PropertiesControl button appearance and behavior
ButtonGroup PropertiesControl button group appearance and behavior in uifigure-based apps
CheckBox PropertiesControl check box appearance and behavior
DatePicker PropertiesControl date picker appearance and behavior
DropDown PropertiesControl drop-down list appearance and behavior
EditField PropertiesControl edit field appearance and behavior
Image PropertiesControl image component appearance and behavior
Label PropertiesControl label appearance
ListBox PropertiesControl list box appearance and behavior
NumericEditField PropertiesControl numeric edit field appearance and behavior
ProgressDialog PropertiesControl progress dialog box appearance and behavior
RadioButton PropertiesControl radio button appearance
Slider PropertiesControl slider appearance and behavior
Spinner PropertiesControl spinner appearance and behavior
StateButton PropertiesControl state button appearance and behavior
Table PropertiesControl table UI component appearance and behavior in uifigure-based apps
TextArea PropertiesControl text area appearance and behavior
ToggleButton PropertiesControl toggle button appearance
Tree PropertiesControl tree appearance and behavior
TreeNode PropertiesControl tree node appearance and behavior

Figure Tools

ContextMenu PropertiesControl context menu appearance and behavior
Menu PropertiesControl menu appearance and behavior in uifigure-based apps
PushTool PropertiesControl push tool appearance and behavior
ToggleTool PropertiesControl toggle tool appearance and behavior
Toolbar PropertiesControl toolbar appearance and behavior

Instrumentation Components

DiscreteKnob PropertiesControl discrete knob appearance and behavior
Gauge PropertiesControl gauge appearance and behavior
Knob PropertiesControl knob appearance and behavior
Lamp PropertiesControl lamp appearance
LinearGauge PropertiesControl linear gauge appearance and behavior
NinetyDegreeGauge PropertiesControl ninety-degree gauge appearance and behavior
RockerSwitch PropertiesControl rocker switch appearance and behavior
SemicircularGauge PropertiesControl semicircular gauge appearance
Switch PropertiesControl switch appearance and behavior
ToggleSwitch PropertiesControl toggle switch appearance and behavior

Extensible Components

HTML PropertiesControl HTML UI component appearance and behavior
Style PropertiesStyle for table UI component

Topics

App Building Components

View samples of the UI components available for building modern apps.

Programmatic App that Displays a Table

This example shows how to display a table in an app using the uitable function.

Ways to Build Apps

Choose an app building approach that best suits your project requirements and your preferred workflow.

Related Information

MATLAB Documentation

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