uigetfile
Opens a file selection dialog box.
📝Syntax
[file, path, index] = uigetfile
[file, path, index] = uigetfile(filter)
[file, path, index] = uigetfile(filter, title)
[file, path, index] = uigetfile(filter, title, defaultName)
📥Input Arguments
Parameter Description
filter File filter string or cell array. Examples: '*.m', '*.nh5', or 'All Files (*)'.
📤Output Arguments
Parameter Description
file Selected file name, or 0 when canceled.
📄Description

uigetfile lets the user choose an existing file.

💡Examples
Preview a file open dialog layout.
f = dialog('Name', 'Select a script', 'WindowStyle', 'normal', 'Position', [100 100 420 250]);
uicontrol(f, 'Style', 'edit', 'String', pwd(), 'Position', [28 186 350 24]);
uicontrol(f, 'Style', 'listbox', 'String', {'analysis.m', 'startup.m', 'results.nh5'}, 'Value', 1, 'Position', [28 70 350 105]);
uicontrol(f, 'Style', 'pushbutton', 'String', 'Open', 'Position', [220 28 70 24]);
uicontrol(f, 'Style', 'pushbutton', 'String', 'Cancel', 'Position', [304 28 70 24]);
Example illustration
Open a file picker with several filters.
filters = {'*.m', 'Nelson files'; '*.*', 'All files'};
[file, path, index] = uigetfile(filters, 'Open source file');
if ~isequal(file, 0), disp({file, path, index}); end
🔗See Also
uiputfileuigetdiruiopen
🕔Version History
Version Description
2.0.0 Updated dialog API help.
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