Simulink.dialog.Panel Class

Namespace: Simulink.dialog
Superclasses: Simulink.dialog.Container, Simulink.dialog.Control

Create instance of panel dialog control

Description

The Simulink.dialog.Panel class enables you to manage dialog control elements in panels in a mask dialog box. To create a panel dialog control, get the mask object and add a panel dialog control element to it. For more information on adding dialog control elements to a mask dialog box, see addDialogControl. To manage dialog control elements in a panel, use methods of the Simulink.dialog.Panel class.

The Simulink.dialog.Panel class is a handle class.

Class Attributes

ConstructOnLoad	true
HandleCompatible	true

For information on class attributes, see Class Attributes.

Properties

Name — Identifier of panel dialog control

string scalar | character vector

Identifier of the panel dialog control, specified as a string scalar or character vector.

Example: 'Panel1'

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
GetObservable	true
SetObservable	true

Data Types: string | char

Row — Placement of panel dialog control

'new' (default) | 'current'

Placement of the panel dialog control, specified as one of these values:

• 'new' — Place the panel dialog control in a new row in the mask dialog box.

• 'current' — Place the panel dialog control in the same row as the previous dialog control in the mask dialog box.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
GetObservable	true
SetObservable	true

Enabled — Option to edit parameters in mask dialog box

'on' (default) | 'off'

Option to edit parameters in the mask dialog box, specified as one of these values:

• 'on' — You can edit the parameters within the panel in a mask dialog box.

• 'off' — You cannot edit the parameters within the panel in a mask dialog box.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
GetObservable	true
SetObservable	true

Visible — Option to display panel in mask dialog box

'on' (default) | 'off'

Option to display the panel in the mask dialog box, specified as 'on' or 'off'.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
GetObservable	true
SetObservable	true

AlignPrompts — Option to justify text boxes of edit and popup parameters within panel dialog control

'off' (default) | 'on'

Option to justify the text boxes of edit and popup parameters within the panel dialog control, specified as one of these values:

• 'on' — Justify text boxes within the panel dialog control based on the longest parameter prompt.

• 'off' — Do not justify text boxes.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
GetObservable	true
SetObservable	true

DialogControls — Child dialog controls of panel dialog control

character vector

Child dialog controls of the panel dialog control, specified as a character vector.

Example: '[1×4 Simulink.dialog.parameter.Control]'

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	private
GetObservable	true
SetObservable	true

Data Types: char

Tooltip — Informative message

string scalar | character vector

An informative message that appears when you point to an instance of the panel dialog control, specified as a string scalar or character vector.

Example: 'Input Parameters'

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
GetObservable	true
SetObservable	true

Data Types: char | string

Methods

Public Methods

addDialogControl	Add dialog control elements to mask dialog box
getDialogControl	Search for a specific dialog control on the mask
removeDialogControl	Remove dialog control from container in mask dialog box

Alternatives

You can manage panel dialog control elements using the Property editor in the Mask Editor dialog box. For more information, see Property editor.

Version History

Introduced in R2013b