Displaying 2D cell arrays in GUIDE Edit Text box

Hi All

Have been browsing and I don't see an answer - should be a simple (I think)

I want to display my 2D cell array in my GUI Edit Text box in a similar way it would appear when you display it on the command line i.e. disp({1 2 3;'a' 'b' 'c';6 7 9}).

My multiline Edit Text box works fine for a numeric array, by using

set(handles.texteditbox,'String',num2str([1 2 3;4 5 6;6 7 9])). The shape of the array is preserved in the Text Edit box.

However, if I use a cell array by doing:

set(handles.texteditbox,'String',{1 2 3;'a' 'b' 'c';6 7 9}))

Then the array is displayed in one long column vector, column by column from the original array.

How do I preserve the shape of the cell array in the Edit Text Box?

Thanks!

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

Why not use a uitable, then display it?

ca = {1 2 3;'a' 'b' 'c';6 7 9}; % Create cell array
handles.uitable1.Data = ca;

[Jurgens Wolfaardt]

Haven't tried that (actually have never used tables before...). Looks like a good idea!

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

You can evalc() the disp, capture the result, cellstr() it, and set that as your String property on your multiline uicontrol style text (or style edit)

[Jurgens Wolfaardt]

Thanks Walter - I learned a lot from your reply. I just like the look/control of the table!