uiputfile

Opens a file save dialog box.

📝Syntax

[file, path, index] = uiputfile
[file, path, index] = uiputfile(filter)
[file, path, index] = uiputfile(filter, title)
[file, path, index] = uiputfile(filter, title, defaultName)

📥Input Arguments

Parameter	Description
filter	File filter string or cell array. Examples: '.nh5' or 'All Files ()'.

📤Output Arguments

Parameter	Description
file	Selected file name, or 0 when canceled.

📄Description

uiputfile lets the user choose a destination file.

💡Examples

Preview a file save dialog layout.

f = dialog('Name', 'Save data as', 'WindowStyle', 'normal', 'Position', [100 100 420 250]);
uicontrol(f, 'Style', 'text', 'String', 'File name:', 'Position', [28 184 100 22]);
uicontrol(f, 'Style', 'edit', 'String', 'results.nh5', 'Position', [120 186 258 24]);
uicontrol(f, 'Style', 'listbox', 'String', {'data.nh5', 'report.txt', 'summary.csv'}, 'Value', 1, 'Position', [28 70 350 105]);
uicontrol(f, 'Style', 'pushbutton', 'String', 'Save', 'Position', [220 28 70 24]);
uicontrol(f, 'Style', 'pushbutton', 'String', 'Cancel', 'Position', [304 28 70 24]);

Suggest a default output file name.

[file, path] = uiputfile('*.nh5', 'Save results', 'results.nh5');
if ~isequal(file, 0), disp([path file]); end

🔗See Also

uigetfile uisave

🕔Version History

Version	Description
2.0.0	Updated dialog API help.