fakebar

displays progressing waitbars until you press cancel

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fakebar(value) displays progressing waitbars until you press cancel

value: how many loops are to be done until a waitbar is full. Try values > 1000 (optional parameter).

Example:
fakebar(20000);

Creates a waitbar with changing random progress. Use it to show your boss that you can't work at the moment because systemload is 100% and the calculations will take some time -> coffee ;-)

Cite As

Stefan Eireiner (2026). fakebar (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/10730-fakebar), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired: whynot

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General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0.0