getappdata

Retrieve application-defined data

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Use this function to retrieve data stored using the setappdata function. Both of these functions provide a convenient way to share data between callbacks or between separate UIs.

Syntax

Description

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val = getappdata(obj,name) returns a value stored in the graphics object, obj. The name identifier, name, uniquely identifies the value to retrieve.

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vals = getappdata(obj) returns all values stored in the graphics object with their name identifiers.

Examples

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Create a figure window.

f = figure;

Get the current date and time as separate variables.

dt = fix(clock);
currdate = dt(1:3);
currtime = dt(4:6);

Store currdate and currtime using the setappdata function.

setappdata(f,'todaysdate',currdate);
setappdata(f,'presenttime',currtime);

Retrieve the date information.

getappdata(f,'todaysdate')
ans =

    2014  12    23

Retrieve all data associated with figure f.

getappdata(f)
ans = 

     todaysdate: [2014 12 23]
    presenttime: [16 51 5]

Input Arguments

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Graphics object containing the value, specified as any graphics object (except an ActiveX® component). This is the same graphics object passed to setappdata during the storage operation.

Name identifier, specified as a character vector. This is the same name identifier passed to setappdata during the storage operation.

Data Types: char

Output Arguments

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Stored value, returned as the same value and data type that was originally stored.

All values stored in the graphics object with name identifiers, returned as a structure. Each field in the structure corresponds to a stored value. The field names of the structure correspond to the name identifiers assigned when each value was stored.

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Introduced before R2006a

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