addlistener syntax not recognized in R2014b
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I've just installed R2014b, and have been testing various pieces of my code library fearful of what the new Graphics System is going to break. One routine I have relies on a File Exchange submission with the following local function,
function localSetupPositionListener(hFig,imAxes)
% helper function to sets up listeners for resizing, so we can detect if
% we would need to change the fontsize
PostPositionListener = handle.listener(hFig,'ResizeEvent',...
{@localPostPositionListener,imAxes});
setappdata(hFig,'KenFigResizeListeners',PostPositionListener);
end
function localSetupPositionListener(hFig,imAxes)
% helper function to sets up listeners for resizing, so we can detect if
% we would need to change the fontsize
PostPositionListener = addlistener(hFig,'SizeChanged',...
{@localPostPositionListener,imAxes});
setappdata(hFig,'KenFigResizeListeners',PostPositionListener);
end
But when I run the code, the line that has changed throws an error,
No method 'addlistener' with matching signature found for class 'matlab.ui.Figure'.
Error in TextZoomable>localSetupPositionListener (line 80)
PostPositionListener = addlistener(hFig,'SizeChanged',...
Error in TextZoomable (line 58)
localSetupPositionListener(hFig,hAx);
Any ideas why the error occurs and, as importantly, why the app doesn't catch it (so I can be on the lookout for other instances where it may fail)?
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Adam
on 18 Nov 2014
Silly question: have you tried just reverting it to the previous if it was changed by the updater app?
I am on R2014a at home and addlistener does not work with that syntax there, but the top version does (well, I can type the listener line without a syntax error, I haven't tried hooking it up somewhere live.
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matt dash
on 18 Nov 2014
Addlistener doesn't let you use the cell array syntax on the 3rd argument the way every other callback function works. You must specify a "bare" function handle for the 3rd argument.
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Ian Noell
on 27 Nov 2014
As matt dash said, addlistener needs a function handle or an anonymous function for the callback. The cell array syntax was supported by handle.listener (although undocumented) but is not for event.listener/addlistener.
I have added a note to the message in the MATLAB Graphics Updater app and updated the submission. You will need to make manual changes to your code to update the callback.
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Guillaume
on 18 Nov 2014
Which version are you upgrading from?
Your old code gives me the same error in R2013b. The problem in either version is that addlistener / event.listener expects a function handle for the third argument, whereas you're passing a cell array, the purpose of which I'm not sure.
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