How can I have a user select multiple options and quantity of each?

I am trying to write a function that has the user select which options they want and how many. So either in a display window or the command window, it would show something like:

Tanks: ____

Infantry: ____

Artillery: ____

Fighters: ____

Then the user could input numbers into the window which would result in an array [1, 10, 0, 2] indicating 1 tank, 10 infantry, 0 artillery, and 2 fighters.

I have tried uicontrol and although I didn't get it to work, I may be using it wrong. A display window like "menu" would be ideal, but the command window works just as well. I would supply my script that I currently have, but I really have nothing so far. Any insight is appreciated.

Answer 1

[Kevin Holly]

You can use inputdlg.

If you want to make something more sophisticated, you could create an app with App Designer.

[DKonk]

That is almost exactly what I need. The next issue is that it returns a list of strings so if I input 2, 0, 3, 0, the result will be:

input =

4×1 cell array

{'2' }

{'0' }

{'3' }

{'0' }

Can I have it store the values as numbers in an array?

[Kevin Holly]

You can convert it to a numeric array as such:

x = {'2';'0';'3';'0'}

x = 4×1 cell array
    {'2'}
    {'0'}
    {'3'}
    {'0'}

str2double(x)

ans = 4×1

2 0 3 0

[DKonk]

Thanks!