15.3.3.14 Uicontrol Properties

The uicontrol properties are:

__modified__: "off" | {"on"}

backgroundcolor: def. [0.90980 0.90980 0.90588]

beingdeleted: {"off"} | "on"

busyaction: "cancel" | {"queue"}

buttondownfcn: string | function handle, def. [](0x0)

For information on how to write graphics listener functions see Callbacks section.

callback: def. [](0x0)

cdata: def. [](0x0)

children (read-only): vector of graphics handles, def. [](0x1)

Graphics handles of the uicontrol’s children.

clipping: "off" | {"on"}

If clipping is "on", the uicontrol is clipped in its parent axes limits.

createfcn: string | function handle, def. [](0x0)

Callback function executed immediately after uicontrol has been created. Function is set by using default property on root object, e.g., set (0, "defaultuicontrolcreatefcn", 'disp ("uicontrol created!")').

For information on how to write graphics listener functions see Callbacks section.

deletefcn: string | function handle, def. [](0x0)

Callback function executed immediately before uicontrol is deleted.

For information on how to write graphics listener functions see Callbacks section.

enable: "inactive" | "off" | {"on"}

extent (read-only): def. [0 0 0 0]

fontangle: "italic" | {"normal"} | "oblique"

fontname: def. "*"

fontsize: def. 10

fontunits: "centimeters" | "inches" | "normalized" | "pixels" | {"points"}

fontweight: "bold" | "demi" | "light" | {"normal"}

foregroundcolor: def. [0.18039 0.20392 0.21176]

handlevisibility: "callback" | "off" | {"on"}

If handlevisibility is "off", the uicontrol’s handle is not visible in its parent’s "children" property.

hittest: "off" | {"on"}

horizontalalignment: {"center"} | "left" | "right"

interruptible: "off" | {"on"}

keypressfcn: def. [](0x0)

listboxtop: def. 1

max: def. 1

min: def. 0

parent: graphics handle

Handle of the parent graphics object.

position: def. [0 0 80 30]

selected: {"off"} | "on"

selectionhighlight: "off" | {"on"}

sliderstep: def. [0.010000 0.100000]

string: def. ""

style: "checkbox" | "edit" | "frame" | "listbox" | "popupmenu" | {"pushbutton"} | "radiobutton" | "slider" | "text" | "togglebutton"

tag: string, def. ""

A user-defined string to label the graphics object.

tooltipstring: def. ""

type (read-only): string

Class name of the graphics object. type is always "uicontrol"

uicontextmenu: graphics handle, def. [](0x0)

Graphics handle of the uicontextmenu object that is currently associated to this uicontrol object.

units: "centimeters" | "characters" | "inches" | "normalized" | {"pixels"} | "points"

userdata: Any Octave data, def. [](0x0)

User-defined data to associate with the graphics object.

value: def. 0

verticalalignment: "bottom" | {"middle"} | "top"

visible: "off" | {"on"}

If visible is "off", the uicontrol is not rendered on screen.