highlight

Highlight graphical object

Syntax

highlight(graphicalObject)

Description

highlight(graphicalObject) highlights a graphical object in the Stateflow^® Editor.

Examples

Highlight State in Chart

Open a Simulink^® model called myModel. Suppose that the model contains a Stateflow chart with a state named A.

open_system("myModel")

Find the state named A.

st = find(sfroot,"-isa","Stateflow.State",Name="A");

Highlight the state in the Stateflow Editor.

highlight(st);

Input Arguments

graphicalObject — Graphical object

Stateflow.State object | Stateflow.Box object | Stateflow.Function object | ...

Graphical object, specified as a Stateflow API object of one of these types:

• Stateflow.AtomicBox

• Stateflow.AtomicSubchart

• Stateflow.Box

• Stateflow.EMFunction

• Stateflow.Function

• Stateflow.Junction

• Stateflow.Port

• Stateflow.SimulinkBasedState

• Stateflow.SLFunction

• Stateflow.State

• Stateflow.Transition

• Stateflow.TruthTable

Tips

To clear the highlighting, use the hilite_system (Simulink) function. For example, to clear the highlighting in chart ch, enter:

hilite_system(ch.Path,"none")

Alternatively, you can use the Stateflow Editor. In the Debug tab, under Animation, click the Remove animation highlighting button .

Version History

Introduced in R2012a