User`s guide

11 Lay Out a Programmatic GUI
Component Function Description
ActiveX
actxcontrol
ActiveX components enable you to
display ActiveX controls in your
GUI. They are available only on the
Microsoft W indows platform.
“Axes” on page
11-39
axes
Axes enable your G UI to display
graphics such a s graphs and images.
“Button Group”
on page 11-36
uibuttongroup
Button groups are like panels, but are
used to manage exclusive selection
behavior for radio buttons and toggle
buttons.
“Check Box” o n
page 11-15
uicontrol
Check boxes can generate an action
when checked and indicate their state
as checked or not checked. Check
boxes are useful when providing the
user with a number of independent
choices, for example, displaying a
toolbar.
“Edit T ext” on
page 11-17
uicontrol
Edit text components are fields that
enable users to enter or modify text
strings. Use an edit text when you
want text as input. Users can enter
numbers, but you must convert them
to their numeric equivalents.
“List Box” on
page 11-20
uicontrol
List boxes display a list of items and
enable users to select one or more
items.
11-10