how to forbid several calls to the same function
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I have a function, myfun, which generates a user interface with several graphic objects. So, when I run myfun, I have still the possibility to enter commands in the MATLAB command window. How can I test if myfun is already running, in order to forbid a new call to myfun in the MATLAB command window ?
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Jan
am 12 Dez. 2011
During myfun create a GUI, you cannot enter new commands in Matlab's command window. But if myfun is ready, the prompt appears again and you can start myfun again.
You can set the Tag of the created figure uniquely and reject the processing of myfun is a figure with this tag is existing already.
function myfun
TagName = 'myUniqueTag_myfun';
existing = findobj(allchild(0), 'flat', 'Tag', TagName);
if ~isempty(existing)
figure(existing(1)); % bring figure to front
return;
end
figure('Name', 'myfun', 'Tag', TagName);
...
From an earlier discussion about timer objects I've learned, that this method can fail, if myfun is called from a callback of a timer. Then several figures can be created and using figure(existing(1)) is safer than using just figure(existing).
When you are using GUIDE to create the GUI, the option "GUI allows only one instance to run (singleton)" inserts similar code.
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Sean de Wolski
am 12 Dez. 2011
And the way GUIDE uses the singleton, is the call to openfig with the reuse option.
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Sean de Wolski
am 12 Dez. 2011
One way would be to save the figure and then use the openfig, with the reuse option.
doc openfig
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Jan
am 12 Dez. 2011
The saved figure might not be compatible to older oder future versions of Matlab.
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