inputdlg

Opens an input dialog box.

📝Syntax

answer = inputdlg(prompt)
answer = inputdlg(prompt, title)
answer = inputdlg(prompt, title, dims)
answer = inputdlg(prompt, title, dims, defaultAnswer)
answer = inputdlg(prompt, title, dims, defaultAnswer, options)

📥Input Arguments

Parameter	Description
prompt	Prompt text. Use a character vector, string, or cell array of character vectors for several prompts.

📤Output Arguments

Parameter	Description
answer	Cell array of character vectors. Returns an empty 0-by-0 cell array when the dialog is canceled.

📄Description

inputdlg displays one input prompt after another and returns the entered text.

💡Examples

Preview an input dialog layout.

f = dialog('Name', 'Input', 'WindowStyle', 'normal', 'Position', [100 100 360 190]);
uicontrol(f, 'Style', 'text', 'String', 'Name:', 'Position', [30 124 90 22]);
uicontrol(f, 'Style', 'edit', 'String', 'guest', 'Position', [130 126 190 24]);
uicontrol(f, 'Style', 'text', 'String', 'Iterations:', 'Position', [30 82 90 22]);
uicontrol(f, 'Style', 'edit', 'String', '10', 'Position', [130 84 190 24]);
uicontrol(f, 'Style', 'pushbutton', 'String', 'OK', 'Position', [170 30 70 24]);
uicontrol(f, 'Style', 'pushbutton', 'String', 'Cancel', 'Position', [250 30 70 24]);

Ask for several values with defaults.

prompt = {'First name:', 'Last name:'};
defaults = {'Ada', 'Lovelace'};
answer = inputdlg(prompt, 'User', [1 35], defaults);
if ~isempty(answer), disp(answer{1}); end

🔗See Also

listdlg questdlg

🕔Version History

Version	Description
2.0.0	Updated dialog API help.