How to change background color of edit box while entering data by user?

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rmpirooz
rmpirooz 2023-6-27
编辑： Rik 2023-6-28
I have some edit boxes and user must enter only positive numbers. I want the background color of edit boxes turns to red if user enters non-numeric or negative numbers. How can I do this? This must be done while entering data in edit box, not after clicking on a push button.
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Rik
Rik 2023-6-27
编辑：Rik 2023-6-28
If you want to check the number while the user is typing: that is not possible with a normal edit field. If you insist, you will have to create an edit field that the user cannot interact with. Then you need to capture clicks and key presses (don't forget clicking on the middle of the string, or backspace, or pasting).
In short, it is much easier to have a callback to check the value. Callbacks respond to the enter key (and tab key).
Alternatively, you could create a timer that checks the value of the field every few seconds. If you store the previously checked string in a persistent, you can avoid rechecking the same over and over again. That way you can minimize the performance loss.

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Ronit
Ronit 2023-6-27
Hi,
Use the following function to create a box that turns red for non-negative integers.
function positiveNumberCheck()
fig = figure('Position', [200, 200, 300, 100]);
editBox = uicontrol('Style', 'edit', 'Position', [10, 40, 280, 30]);
set(editBox, 'Callback', @checkInput);
function checkInput(src, ~)
enteredValue = str2double(get(src, 'String'));
if isnan(enteredValue) || enteredValue <= 0
set(src, 'BackgroundColor', 'red');
else
set(src, 'BackgroundColor', 'white');
end
end
end
You can run the "positiveNumberCheck" function to create a figure window with an edit box.
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rmpirooz
rmpirooz 2023-6-27
This works when user is done with entering the data and when the users presses the "Tab" or "Enter" on keyboard, the edit box turns red.
Now, if instead pressing the Tab, user uses the mouse to move over the next text field, the callback function will not be called and no red color as a result.
Rik
Rik 2023-6-27
Which is why I suggested using a function activated by a timer. Live checking is not possible (as far as I'm aware) with Matlab natively, unless you implement everything from scratch.

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N A POORNA CHANDRA
N A POORNA CHANDRA 2023-6-27
hi rmpirooz, here is the code to change the background color of edit boxes for your requirement
function positiveNumbersGUI()
fig = figure('Position', [300, 300, 250, 100]);
editBox = uicontrol('Style', 'edit', ...
'Position', [20, 40, 100, 20], ...
'Callback', @validateInput);
function validateInput(~, ~)
userInput = str2double(get(editBox, 'String'));
if ~isnumeric(userInput) || isnan(userInput) || userInput < 0
set(editBox, 'BackgroundColor', 'red');
else
set(editBox, 'BackgroundColor', 'white');
end
end
end
also refer to this documentation for further understanding
Create text or numeric edit field component - MATLAB uieditfield - MathWorks India
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rmpirooz
rmpirooz 2023-6-27
编辑：rmpirooz 2023-6-27
This works when user is done with entering the data and when the users presses the "Tab" or "Enter" on keyboard, the edit box turns red.
Now, if instead pressing the Tab, user uses the mouse to move over the next text field, the callback function will not be called and no red color as a result.

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