MATLAB Creating Graphical User Interfaces

Difference GUIDE App Designer More

Information

Using Figures

and Graphics

GUIDE calls the figure

function to create the app

window.

GUIDE calls the axes

function to create axes for

displaying plots.

All MATLAB graphics

functions are supported.

There is no need to specify

the target axes.

App Designer calls the

uifigure function to

create the app window.

App Designer calls the

uiaxes function to create

axes for displaying plots.

Most MATLAB graphics

functions are supported. You

must specify the target axes.

“Displaying

Graphics in

App

Designer” on

page 14-10

Using

Components

GUIDE creates most

components with the

uicontrol function. Fewer

components are available.

App Designer creates each

UI component with its own

dedicated function. More

components are available,

including Tree, Gauge,

TabGroup, and

DatePicker.

“App Designer

Components”

on page 15-

2

Accessing

Component

Properties

GUIDE uses set and get to

access component

properties, and uses

handles to specify a

component.

For example,

name =

get(handles.Fig,'Name

')

App Designer supports set

and get, but encourages the

use of dot notation to access

component properties, and

uses app to specify a

component.

For example,

name =

app.UIFigure.Name

“Write

Callbacks in

App

Designer” on

page 17-18

Managing

App Code

The code is defined as a

main function that can call

local functions. All code is

editable.

The code is defined as a

MATLAB class. Only

callbacks, helper functions,

and custom properties are

editable.

“Managing

Code in App

Designer

Code View”

on page 17-

2

14 App Designer Basics