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Hi, i am doing a simple GUI now. i don't know how to detect cancel button or cross button is pressed by user for inputdlg , i only know how to do it in questdlg, eg. ~strcmpi(handles.quest,'OK') Thanks a lot.
Expert Answer
Neeta Dsouza
PhD Expert
Answered Nov 20, 2025
You could do this by checking whether the output of the function is empty:
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answer = inputdlg('enter your name');
user_cancelled = isempty(answer);
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