MATLAB Creating Graphical User Interfaces

9 Examples of GUIDE UIs

Modal Dialog Box in GUIDE

In this section...

“About the Example” on page 9- 2

“Set Up the Close Confirmation Dialog Box” on page 9- 2

“Set Up a UI with a Close Button” on page 9- 3

“Run the Program” on page 9- 4

“How Close Confirmation Dialogs Work” on page 9- 5

About the Example

This example shows how to create a modal dialog box to work with a UI that has a Close

button. Clicking the Close button displays the modal dialog box, which asks Are you

sure you want to close?.

Set Up the Close Confirmation Dialog Box

1 On the Home tab, in the Environment section, click Preferences > GUIDE >

Show names in component palette.

2 In the Command window, type guide.

3 In the GUIDE Quick Start dialog box, select Modal Question Dialog. Then, click

OK.