Y axis named after a String value from a listbox selection

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I would like my Y axis to be named after a String value from a listbox selection. I have many Strings,named Anna, Maria,Eva,etc. I did this so far:

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Locate_list=findobj(gcf,'Tag','Listbox'); % locate listbox

*String_Value* =get(Locate_list,'Value'); % get string number

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ylabel(['Name:', *String_Value* ]);

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It gives me a Y label with the number of the string in the list. I would like to have the string name itself. For example:

Name: Anna

instead of:

Name: 2

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Any ideas?

Answer 1

[Lina]

Figured it out! I had to use

Locate_list=findobj(gcf,'Tag','Listbox'); % locate listbox
String=str2num(get(Locate_list,'String'));
String_Value =get(Locate_list,'Value'); % get string number

figure('...')
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ylabel(['Name:', num2str(*String*(*String_Value*)) ]);

And I get a nice label including the text:

Name: Anna , where Anna was in the listbox as a one of the strings :)

Answer 2

[dpb]

In what variable array are the strings stored for the dialog listbox? Use the index returned into that array to retrieve the value...

ylabel(ThatStringArrayOfStrings(String_Value))

The above presumes a cellstring array; use the 2D addressing from with a character array

ylabel(ThatStringArrayOfStrings(String_Value,:))

I don't know gui's well enough but I'd think there's a more direct access to the listbox return value than findobj and get, though? Look thru the examples for guidance there or maybe a GUI guru will drop in...