uix.VButtonBox

2.6: uix.VButtonBox

Arrange buttons vertically in a single column

obj = uix.VButtonBox( ): is a type of VBox specialised for arranging a column of buttons, check-boxes or similar graphical elements. All buttons are given equal size and by default are centered in the drawing area. The justification can be changed as required.
obj = uix.VButtonBox( prop, value, ... ): also sets one or more property values.

uix.VButtonBox properties

Property	Value	Description
`BackgroundColor`	`colorspec`	Color to use for exposed areas of the layout background. This can be an RGB triple (e.g. [0 0 1]) or a colour name (e.g. 'b').
`BeingDeleted`	on \| off	Deletion status.
`ButtonSize`	[w h]	The size for the buttons (all are given equal size).
`Contents`	empty GraphicsPlaceholder array \| array of graphics objects	Children within this layout, regardless of HandleVisibility. Note that this can only be set to permutations of itself.
`DeleteFcn`	`function_handle`	Function to call when the layout is being deleted.
`HorizontalAlignment`	left \| center \| right	The horizontal position of the buttons.
`Padding`	positive integer	Number of pixels of extra space around the outside of the layout.
`Parent`	empty GraphicsPlaceholder array \| figure \| container	Parent of the layout.
`Position`	[x y w h]	Position (x,y) and size (w,h) within figure or container.
`Spacing`	positive integer	Number of pixels of extra space to leave between elements in the layout.
`Tag`	string	Tag to associate with layout.
`Type`	string	Type of graphics object.
`Units`	inches \| centimeters \| normalized \| points \| pixels \| characters	Position units.
`VerticalAlignment`	top \| middle \| bottom	The vertical position of the buttons.
`Visible`	on \| off	Visibility.

For example:

f = figure();
b = uix.VButtonBox( 'Parent', f );
uicontrol( 'Parent', b, 'String', 'One' );
uicontrol( 'Parent', b, 'String', 'Two' );
uicontrol( 'Parent', b, 'String', 'Three' );
set( b, 'ButtonSize', [130 35], 'Spacing', 5 );

See also:

uix.HButtonBox - for creating a horizontal arrangement of buttons
uix.VBox - for creating a general vertical arrangement