view aim-mat/tools/@parameter/setstringvalue.m @ 0:74dedb26614d

Initial checkin of AIM-MAT version 1.5 (6.4.2011).

% method of class @parameter
% 
% (c) 2003-2008, University of Cambridge
% Maintained by Tom Walters ([e-mail]), written by Stefan Bleeck ([e-mail])
% http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/cnbh/aim2006/tools/parameter
% $Date: 2008-06-10 18:00:16 +0100 (Tue, 10 Jun 2008) $
function param=setstringvalue(param,text,strvalue,inbox)
%% sets the parameter value in the parameter "text" in the panel "inbox" to
%% the value "strvalue" no units or anything are used

if nargin<5
    inbox='all';
end

nr=getentrynumberbytext(param,text,inbox);
if nr>0
    param.entries{nr}.stringvalue=strvalue;
    if isfield(param.entries{nr},'handle') && ishandle(param.entries{nr}.handle{1}) % and set in the gui as well
        hand=param.entries{nr}.handle{1};
        set(hand,'String',param.entries{nr}.stringvalue);   % set the string as given
    end
    return
else
    error('setvalue::error, the entry does not exist');
end