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matlab.apputil.getInstalledAppInfo

List installed app information

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Syntax

matlab.apputil.getInstalledAppInfo
appinfo = matlab.apputil.getInstalledAppInfo

Description

matlab.apputil.getInstalledAppInfo displays the ID and name of all installed custom apps. It does not display this information for apps packaged with MathWorks® products.

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appinfo = matlab.apputil.getInstalledAppInfo returns structure to appinfo, which includes the status, ID, location, and name of all installed custom apps. It does not return this information for apps packaged with MathWorks products.

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Examples

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Assume you installed two apps, LinePlotter and PlotRandNumbers. Display the app information in the Command Window.

 matlab.apputil.getInstalledAppInfo
ID                     Name
------------------     ---------------
LinePlotterAPP         LinePlotter
PlotRandNumbersAPP     PlotRandNumbers

Assume you installed an app, ColorPalette. Get the app information and store it in a variable, myappinfo. 

 myappinfo = matlab.apputil.getInstalledAppInfo;

Assume you installed two apps, LinePlotter and PlotRandNumbers. Get and store the app information for both installed apps in a variable, myappinfo. Then, get the id for each app.

myappinfo = matlab.apputil.getInstalledAppInfo

myappinfo = 

1x2 struct array with fields:
    id
    name
    status
    location

Get the id of each installed app:

appids={myappinfo.id}
appids = 

    'LinePlotterAPP'    'PlotRandNumbersAPP'

Output Arguments

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Information about the installed app, returned as a structure array, with one element for each installed app. Each element of the structure array has the following fields:

Status of the installation, returned as 'installed'.

Unique identifier for the installed app, returned as a character vector.

The ID is for use when running or uninstalling the app programmatically.

Folder where the app is installed, returned as a character vector.

Name of the installed app as it appears in the apps gallery, returned as a character vector.

Version History

Introduced in R2012b

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