New book: Undocumented Secrets of MATLAB-Java Programming
Undocumented Secrets of Matlab-Java Programming (ISBN 9781439869031) is a book dedicated to the integration of Matlab and Java.
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Determining axes zoom state
The information of whether or not an axes is zoomed or panned can easily be inferred from an internal undocumented object.
Multi-line tooltips
Multi-line tooltips are very easy to set up, once you know your way around a few undocumented hiccups.
Uitable cell colors
A few Java-based customizations can transform a plain-looking data table into a lively colored one.
Tri-state checkbox
Matlab checkboxes can easily be made to support tri-state functionality.
Javacomponent background color
This article explains how to align Java component background color with a Matlab color.
datestr performance
Caching is a simple and very effective means to improve code performance, as demonstrated for the datestr function.
Reading non-Latin text files
A workaround that enables reading non-Latin text files in Matlab is shown
getundoc – get undocumented object properties
getundoc is a very simple utility that displays the hidden (undocumented) properties of a specified handle object.
Controlling plot data-tips
Data-tips are an extremely useful plotting tool that can easily be controlled programmatically.