How do I get my string from a handle.text GUI HELP

I'm trying to obtain a string value and set it as a variable 'a' ..

So in the opening function I set a particular handles.text to 'TRUE'. One pushbutton sets handle.text to 'FALSE', but I want to be able to read if that value is true or false to stop a loop.

I tried to set them as integers, but Matlab didn't allow me to? For example

set(handles.text, 'String', 'TRUE')

works fine.. but if I try

set(handles.text, 'double', 0)

i'm told it's an invalid property.. is there a property for integers? if not can I read out my text as a separate variable 'a'?

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

No there is no "double" property for text label controls. Perhaps you want to use the UserData property to store things.

[Amed]

How would I go about using that? i'm new, sorry.

[Amed]

Ok so if I use..

set(handles.text11, 'Userdata', 0);

in the opening function, and later call a pushbutton to perform

a = get(handles.text11)

I get a long line of details about a, no numerical value..

[Amed]

anybody.....?

[Amed]

...

[Image Analyst]

We don't really know what you want to do. Why don't you just have a global variable to keep track of your variables? How about getappdata() and setappdata()? Or keep this boolean variable in a checkbox or a pair of radio buttons?

[Amed]

i'm trying to set text as some sort of string data, and then compare it in an if statement.. if that text handle is true, do this, if false, do that. but I cannot get the data from the text handle.

[Amed]

THANKS SOLVED!

Answer 2

[ChristianW]

Get String from text handle:

get(handles.text,'String')

Checking and breaking a loop:

if strcmp(get(handles.text,'String'),'FALSE')
    return
end