The model should generate 'N' number of editable input boxes using app design in MATLAB.

I'm creating an app in app designer using Matlab. if I have given my input as '5' in my editfield text, I has to get '5' number of input boxes, After the model creates 5 input boxes, those boxes should be editable where I can give required values in that boxes.

[Manikanta Aditya]

To generate a dynamic number of editable input boxes in App Designer, you can use a combination of uifigure, uigridlayout, and uieditfield components.

function createInputBoxes(numBoxes)
    % Create the app figure
    appFig = uifigure('Name', 'Dynamic Input Boxes', 'Position', [100 100 300 300]);

    % Create a grid layout to hold the input boxes
    gridLayout = uigridlayout(appFig, [numBoxes 1]);

    % Create an array to store the uieditfield components
    inputBoxes = uieditfield(numBoxes, 'numeric');

    % Add the input boxes to the grid layout
    for i = 1:numBoxes
        gridLayout.RowHeight{i} = 'fit';
        gridLayout.ColumnWidth{1} = 'fit';
        gridLayout.add(inputBoxes(i), i, 1);
    end
end

[Venu Madhav Puchaginjala]

Thanks for the Code, but I tried using the code in app design the input boxes are not generating for the given editfield value.

Answer 1

[Malay Agarwal]

Hi Radha,

I understand that you want to add N editable input fields to an app in App Designer, where N is a user-provided input.

I have attached a sample App Designer app in the answer. The app has the following components:

• A numeric edit field.
• A button.

There is also a public property called "DynamicInputBoxes", which is a cell array to store the generated editable input boxes. The user can enter a value in the numeric field, specifying the number of required editable input boxes. They can then click on the button to generate the boxes. The button is attached to a callback which reads the value of the numeric field and adds the required number of boxes:

function CreateInputFieldsButtonPushed(app, event)
    % NumInputBoxes is the numeric edit field
    numBoxes = app.NumInputBoxes.Value;

    % Delete any existing input boxes
    if ~isempty(app.DynamicInputBoxes)
        for i=1:length(app.DynamicInputBoxes)
            delete(app.DynamicInputBoxes{i});
        end
        app.DynamicInputBoxes = {};
    end

    % Initialize a cell array to store the handles to the input boxes
    app.DynamicInputBoxes = cell(numBoxes, 1);
    % Define initial position of the first input box
    initialPosition = [100, 100, 100, 22]; % [x, y, width, height], adjust as needed

    for i = 1:numBoxes
        % Calculate position for the current input box
        fieldPosition = initialPosition + [0, (i-1)*30, 0, 0]; % Adjust spacing as needed
        % Create the input box
        app.DynamicInputBoxes{i} = uieditfield(app.UIFigure, 'text', 'Position', fieldPosition);
    end
end

Please make changes in the callback according to your requirements.

You can refer to the following resources for more information:

• Creating public properties in an App Designer App - https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/creating_guis/manage-properties-of-custom-ui-components-in-app-designer.html.
• Callbacks in App Designer - https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/creating_guis/write-callbacks-for-gui-in-app-designer.html.

Hope this helps!

[Venu Madhav Puchaginjala]

Thank u so much Malay Agarwal.