uigetdir
Open folder selection dialog box
Syntax
folder_name = uigetdir
folder_name = uigetdir(start_path)
folder_name = uigetdir(start_path,dialog_title)
Description
folder_name = uigetdir displays
a modal dialog box showing the folders that are inside the current
working directory. This dialog allows you to navigate to a folder
and select it (or type the name of a folder). If the folder you specify
exists, uigetdir returns the selected path when
you click OK. If you click Cancel (or
the window’s close box), uigetdir returns 0.
folder_name = uigetdir(start_path) shows
the folders that are inside the folder, start_path.
If start_path is empty ('')
or is not a valid path, the dialog box opens in the current working
directory.
folder_name = uigetdir(start_path,dialog_title) opens
a dialog box with the title, dialog_title. The
default dialog_title is Select Directory
to Open.
Note
The visual characteristics of the dialog box depend on the operating system that runs your code. For instance, some operating systems do not show title bars on dialog boxes. If you pass a dialog box title to the uigetdir function, those operating systems will not display the title.
Examples
The following statement displays directories on the C: drive.
dname = uigetdir('C:\');
This statement uses matlabroot to
display the MATLAB® root folder in the dialog box:
uigetdir(matlabroot,'MATLAB Root Directory')