ColumnEditable problem with categorical

f = figure('Position', [100 100 752 250]);

t = uitable('Parent', f, 'Position', [25 50 700 200]);

t.ColumnName = {'Num1','Num2','Text'};

t.Data = {'b', 'q','JN'};

t.ColumnEditable=[true,true,true];

ret=categorical({'H';'L'});

t.ColumnFormat ={'bank' ret 'bank'};

Error setting property 'ColumnFormat' of class 'Table':

ColumnFormat definitions must be either 'numeric', 'logical', 'char', or be a popupmenu definition

Error in CANCELLA (line 10)

t.ColumnFormat ={'bank' ret 'bank'};

Answer 1

[Cris LaPierre]

You can't set the ColumnFormat value to be a categorical. It must be either 'numeric', 'logical', 'char', or be a popupmenu definition (character array).

Why not just do this?

f = figure('Position', [100 100 752 250]);
t = uitable('Parent', f, 'Position', [25 50 700 200]);
t.ColumnName = {'Num1','Num2','Text'};
t.Data = {'b', 'q','JN'};
t.ColumnEditable=[true,true,true];
ret={'H' 'L'}; 
t.ColumnFormat ={'bank' ret 'bank'};

Not sure what you want the 'bank' values to be. If you meant 'blank', use [] instead.

t.ColumnFormat ={[] ret []};

If you meant to have them be dropdown menu uptions for the first and third column, do this.

t.ColumnFormat ={{'bank'} ret {'bank'}};

[piero]

it give me an error :

Error setting property 'ColumnFormat' of class 'Table':

ColumnFormat definitions must be either 'numeric', 'logical', 'char', or be a popupmenu definition

Error in CANCELLA (line 12)

t.ColumnFormat ={[] ret []};

i want to have dropdown menu only the second element in table (the first and the third are blank)

[Cris LaPierre]

What version of MATLAB are you using?

Even simpler approach would be this:

f = figure('Position', [100 100 752 250]);
t = uitable('Parent', f, 'Position', [25 50 700 200]);
t.ColumnName = {'Num1','Num2','Text'};
t.Data = {'b', 'q','JN'};
t.ColumnEditable=[true,true,true];
t.ColumnFormat ={[] {'H' 'L'} []};

[piero]

>> version

ans =

'9.14.0.2254940 (R2023a) Update 2'

t.ColumnFormat ={[] {'H' 'L'} []};

no ...i want to use categorical because i import it from function..(there is a lot data)

this is an example but my progect is different

[Cris LaPierre]

Again, you can't use categoricals. It must be a char. If your data coming in is categorical, you must extract the categories and use that to set the ColumnFormat.

May something like this?

f = figure('Position', [100 100 752 250]);
t = uitable('Parent', f, 'Position', [25 50 700 200]);
t.ColumnName = {'Num1','Num2','Text'};
t.Data = {'b', 'q','JN'};
t.ColumnEditable=[true,true,true];
ret=categorical({'H';'L'}); 

cat = categories(ret);
t.ColumnFormat ={[] {cat{:}} []};

[piero]

thanks..correct