Creating a Input dlg with the current Format type, with variable number of entries

Hi, I want to be able to create an iput dlg box which will allow me to change the format of a uitable.

The number of cols in the table isn't constant.

Here is my code:

    data=T.Data;          
    [rows,cols]=size(data);
    ReportMessage(app,['UITABLE cols: ',num2str(cols)]);
    dlgtitle = 'Modify Columns Format....';
    prompts=compose('Col %d',1:cols);
    dims = [1 25];
    % Get current column format
    
    clfmt=T.ColumnFormat
    if isempty(clfmt)             
       clfmt=compose('bank',1:cols)
    end   
    %T.ColumnFormat = {'bank','bank','bank','bank'};  

    definput = clfmt;
    y=inputdlg(prompts,dlgtitle,dims,definput);  
    
    T.ColumnFormat=y';      

I think its the clmt lines, I want to place in the input dlg the current values

Answer 1

[dpb]

 clfmt=compose('bank',1:cols)

is bad syntax.

The definput argument must be either a cellstr or string array; for the constant values as in example,

 clfmt=repmat("bank",1,cols);

would be simple solution.

[Jason]

Thanks

[Jason]

So Im still having issues. Initially, my uitable has only 4 columns and I paste data that has 5 columns (paste function below.)

It seems to be thinking there are only 4 columns when it comes to the column format.

 function TablePasteData(app,src,event) 
           tbl = event.ContextObject;        
           %Get Data From Clipboard           
           clipb=clipboard('paste');  
           data=[]; 
           newStr = splitlines(clipb);
           [n,m]=size(newStr);
           for i=1:n-1           
               B=newStr{i};
                  B=deblank(B);    %new
               C=split(B);
               l=numel(C);
               for j=1:l
                   data(i,j)=str2double(C{j,1});
               end
           end 
 end          

.

[dpb]

"...my uitable has only 4 columns and I paste data that has 5 columns"

As Dolly Parton told Johnny Carson one night on the old Tonight show, "You can't put 10-lb of taters in a 5-lb tote!".

To add a column in a uitable you must first reset the .Data property and then the new column name...code for the purpose would look something like

currentData = app.UITable.Data;
currentNames = app.UITable.ColumnName;
newColumnData = rand(height(currentData),1); % the new data; use whatever
updatedData = [currentData, newColumnData];  % append the new data 
newColumnName = {'New Column'};
updatedNames = [currentNames, newColumnName];
app.UITable.Data = updatedData;
app.UITable.ColumnName = updatedNames;

That assumes a direct uitable object.

If you are using a regular MATLAB table for the uitable, then you can use regular table syntax

currentTable = app.UITable.Data;                % get the present uitable content as MATLAB table
newColData = zeros(height(currentTable), 1);    % make new column of right height
newColumnName = {'New Column'};
currentTable=addvars(currentTable,newColData,'NewVariableNames',newColumName);
app.UITable.Data = currentTable;

addvars also allow you to put the column in a desired location 'Before' or 'After' a given column, not just at the end.

[Jason]

Perfect - thankyou!