get value from gui and update plot in matlab

To get a value from a GUI and update a plot in MATLAB, you will need to follow these steps:

  1. Create a GUI with a user interface element (such as a slider or text box) to input the value you want to use for the plot.
  2. Associate a callback function with the user interface element. This function will be executed whenever the value in the element changes.
  3. Inside the callback function, retrieve the updated value from the user interface element.
  4. Update the plot by using the retrieved value.

Here's an example to illustrate the process:

main.m
% Step 1: Create the GUI
figure
slider = uicontrol('Style','slider','Position',[100 50 200 20],'Value',50);

% Step 2: Create the callback function
slider.Callback = @updatePlot;

% Step 3: Define the callback function
function updatePlot(source, ~)
    % Retrieve the updated value from the slider
    value = source.Value;
    
    % Step 4: Update the plot
    plot([1 2 3], [value-1 value value+1]);
end
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In this example, we created a GUI with a slider element. We defined the callback function updatePlot and associated it with the slider's Callback property. Inside the updatePlot function, we retrieve the updated value from the slider and use it to update the plot.

Note that this is a simplified example and you may need to customize it further based on your specific needs, such as integrating it with an existing GUI or using different types of user interface elements.

Hope this helps!

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